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Ahead of your meeting on 17 March we would like to bring to your attention key issues which have recently been raised by the soya industry in their response to the proposed EU Regulation on deforestation-free products. The current...
01/03/2022
The Commission is pushing for a more meaningful take on EU environmental obligations.
14/02/2022
Two years after the Commission initiated infringement proceedings, logging in Romania’s high biodiversity value forests is increasing.
02/02/2022
Satellite monitoring is an increasingly important part of efforts to tackle deforestation, but what happens when satellites fail?
If MEPs and Member States can withstand the bioenergy lobby’s onslaught, the Fit for 55 climate package could finally bring meaningful changes to the EU’s forest policies.
The needs of those whose lives will be hardest hit by climate change and biodiversity loss must come before economic and geopolitical interests.
The Regulation on deforestation-free products should be based on international law and standards rather than a patchwork of producer-country rules.
The European Commission’s approach to tackle deforestation is likely to fail unless it also protects the land rights of Indigenous Peoples and local communities, who hold a large portion of the world’s forests and are key in protecting them.
27/01/2022
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"It's common sense": Why close-to-nature forestry is better for the climate, the economy, food systems and more
24/01/2022
For decades, Fern and partners have campaigned to strengthen the rights of forest peoples and protect and restore forests. There have been locust years, when things went backwards, and harvest years, when plans come to fruition....
10/01/2022