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Every forest-related file working its way through EU lawmaking bodies last year was assailed by vested industry interests and Member States intent on weakening it. But, as our 2023 Annual report details, we - together with our partners - pushed back and showed that protecting forests and the rights of those who live in them is vital to all of our futures.
17/07/2024
On 30 May 2024, some within the US administration wrote to the European Commission to ask them to postpone implementation of the EU regulation on deforestation-free products (EUDR). But why would the government of a country with the economic and political weight of the United States go to the trouble of making such a request? The answer can be found by comparing the letter’s arguments with those of the American pulp and paper sector: their arguments are a mere replication of poorly substantiated industry claims.
09/07/2024
In June 2024, a cutting-edge analysis published in Nature Communications confirmed tree harvesting as the main driver of disturbances to European forests, in a context where overall disturbances are increasing; it also highlighted...
The Netherlands have long been at the forefront of science-informed biomass policy-making, accepting that burning wood for energy production worsens the climate and biodiversity crises. They are now leading in ambitiously...
While trade partners and companies are asking to delay implementation of the EU Regulation on deforestation-free products (EUDR), Indonesian NGOs have been organising themselves to engage in its application. More than 30...
EU Deforestation Regulation faces challenges as agriculture’s future takes shape
Will the new EU Parliament undo a decade of pro-forest policy making?
The EU Regulation on deforestation-free products (EUDR) is an important tool to reduce forest destruction and end human rights infringements and should be applauded.
It is important, however, to be aware that implementation...
03/07/2024
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It has provoked fierce debate, and the final decision went to the wire, but by the slimmest of margins, on 17 June 2024 EU Environment Ministers threw a lifeline to the continent’s besieged forests and approved the Nature...
21/06/2024
NGOs are denouncing the Republic of Congo’s (RoC) decision to violate international and domestic obligations concerning the Congolese national park of Conkouati-Douli by allowing oil exploration in its fragile ecosystem....
11/06/2024
