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NGOs are alarmed that EU anti-deforestation law could let soy-driven forest destruction off the hook

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NGOs are alarmed that EU anti-deforestation law could let soy-driven forest destruction off the hook

In a letter, a coalition of NGOs urged the EU Commission to ensure that all soy imports, including soybean cake and soy-protein concentrate (SPC), and those produced through the conversion of savannahs, are included in the scope...

08/11/2021
NGOs: "To protect nature and the climate, we must reform how bioenergy is treated in the EU’s Renewable Energy Directive"

News, NGO Statements

NGOs: "To protect nature and the climate, we must reform how bioenergy is treated in the EU’s Renewable Energy Directive"

This position paper, signed by 32 NGOs from across Europe, outlines how the EU can create a bioenergy policy that civil society and citizens can support.

05/11/2021
NGOs are alarmed at the EU for possibly abandoning the fight against illegal logging and failing forested countries

NGO Statements

NGOs are alarmed at the EU for possibly abandoning the fight against illegal logging and failing forested countries

This letter was sent to Prime Minister Janez Janša and Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian.We are a group of environmental and human rights NGOs that work to advance forest governance and forest peoples’ rights globally. We are writing to...

15/10/2021

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Making TSD chapters more effective

NGO Statements

Making TSD chapters more effective

Joint contribution to the EU’s Trade and Sustainable Development (TSD) Review

11/10/2021
EU-Cote d’Ivoire-Ghana dialogue on sustainable cocoa production and trade

NGO Statements

EU-Cote d’Ivoire-Ghana dialogue on sustainable cocoa production and trade

This letter was sent to Hon. Patrick Jerome Achi, Prime Minister of Cote d’Ivoire; Hon. Joseph Boahen Aidoo, Chief Executive Officer, Ghana Cocoa Board; H.E. Diana Acconcia, EU Ambassador to Ghana; Hon. Dr. Owusu Afriyie Akoto,...

10/09/2021
NGOs urged Commissioner Sinkevičius to keep rubber in the EU due diligence regulation to halt EU-driven global deforestation

News, NGO Statements

NGOs urged Commissioner Sinkevičius to keep rubber in the EU due diligence regulation to halt EU-driven global deforestation

A group of NGOs wrote a letter to European Commissioner Virginijus Sinkevičius to urge him to ensure that natural rubber is kept as a key forest-risk commodity in the upcoming EU law to halt deforestation and forest degradation driven by EU consumption.

01/07/2021
The Forest Strategy must support people, nature and the climate, and not bow to industry pressure

NGO Statements

The Forest Strategy must support people, nature and the climate, and not bow to industry pressure

This is statement signed by four pan European networks and 67 organisations from 20 countries across Europe calling on the European Commission to ensure the Forest Strategy supports people, nature and the climate.

29/06/2021
The EU Renewable Energy Directive Recast

NGO Statements

The EU Renewable Energy Directive Recast

An opportunity to help meet climate and biodiversity objectives

28/05/2021
Raising the bar: Strengthening EU biodiversity and climate leadership through FLEGT and Forest Partnerships

NGO Statements

Raising the bar: Strengthening EU biodiversity and climate leadership through FLEGT and Forest Partnerships

This statement summarises the views of civil society organisations (CSOs) from Asia and the Pacific, the Americas, Europe, and West and Central Africa. These organisations help address the key challenges threatening forests around...

27/04/2021

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To benefit people, biodiversity and the climate, EU development programmes must heed local voices

NGO Statements

To benefit people, biodiversity and the climate, EU development programmes must heed local voices

The EU is the world’s largest aid donor and a major political actor with a strong influence over global policies. The EU recognises civil society as an essential actor in policy making and implementation, specifically in the...

14/04/2021

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