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Forest rich countries have invested time, energy, and resources in cleaning up their forest sector and have achieved important successes. NGOs have joined forces to tell the European Commission that the Forest Law Enforcement, Governance and Trade Action Plan is more important than ever.
04/05/2021
With significant adjustments, EU trade deals now being negotiated could help tackle climate change.
A patchy agreement on land-use carbon removal in new EU climate targets reduces EU climate ambition.
This letter was sent to Executive Vice-President Timmermans, Executive Vice-President Dombrovskis, Vice-President Jourová, Commissioner Kyriakides, and Commissioner Wojciechowski.
Ending the use of cages in animal farming
We...
28/04/2021
The EU seems to be considering rewarding Liberia’s administrative foot-dragging by abandoning FLEGT – communities and CSOs fear the pillage of Liberia’s remaining forests.
22/04/2021
That parts of the European Commission seem to be losing interest in the flagship governance programme, even as Ghana’s hope to issue licences is renewed, has sent a shockwave
The success of the European Green Deal depends on the financial support it receives.
More and more finance is already flowing from banks and investors, eager to turn their portfolios green. But what are the criteria for deciding...
21/04/2021
The agreement innovates by linking tariff reductions to sustainability – but fails to integrate governance reform.
08/04/2021
What is the point of an impact study carried out after the fact?
Only one of two important upcoming legislative initiatives is expected to integrate human rights. Both must.
