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Researchers and scientists concur that dramatically reducing the forest harvest is low-hanging fruit that must be picked to halt the widespread plummet in carbon absorption.
21/10/2022
The EU’s Domestic Advisory Group insists that civil society is a necessary part of monitoring sustainability commitments, and Vietnamese civil society needs the space to operate freely.
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Brazil has elected Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva as its new President and the importance this has for the fate of the Amazon and the...
18/10/2022
Brazil's civil society has proved a bulwark against President Bolsonaro's efforts to subvert the country’s democracy. As Brazil heads to the polls, Adriana Ramos outlines the social and environmental challenges ahead.
29/09/2022
The EU Regulation on deforestation-free products aims to curb deforestation and forest degradation driven by imports of forest and ecosystem-risk commodities. It is expected to be adopted in 2023.
This new report analyses drafts...
The world’s climate events and forest fires continue to underscore the urgency of action to reduce deforestation. But is the EU going down the right path? Ambassadors of 14 countries attacked a proposed EU Regulation, but Fern’s partners in those countries feel it is more nuanced.
22/09/2022
The EU’s proposed Forest Monitoring Law is just one of a raft of measures that could help avert catastrophic forest fires.
Although progress has been made towards delivering a renewable energy plan that will help meet climate ambitions, much uncertainty remains on details before trilogue negotiations.
MEPs have defended the hopes of European consumers who consistently express the desire for the removal of deforestation-laced products from the EU market.
NGOs react to European Parliament votes on issues that will impact forests worldwide
