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Final EU Renewable Energy Directive will continue driving forest destruction, but national lawmakers can limit the damage

Despite repeated warnings from scientists, doctors, NGOs, and EU citizens about its dire consequences for forests and air quality, the final version of the revised Renewable Energy Directive (RED III) which was adopted today, will...

09/10/2023

"Green Gold" - a board game on land use and climate change

In 2019, Fern worked with a game designer to create “Green Gold” - a board game to show the complex issues that need to be considered when thinking about how best to tackle the climate crisis through improved land use. It is set...

02/10/2023

Press Releases

European Parliament recognises importance of community consent in rush for critical materials - but leaves a glaring loophole

The European Parliament today voted overwhelmingly in favour of the Critical Raw Materials Act (CRMA).  

This Act aims to secure the strategically and economically vital raw materials needed for the green energy and digital...

14/09/2023

Forest Watch

African communities are protesting against offsetting – but the Commission and UAE still rush to establish an African Carbon Market

Despite everyone’s better judgment, carbon credit games continue – putting community rights in danger as 10 per cent of Liberia is put up for sale.

14/09/2023

Forest Watch

Closer-to-Nature Forestry Guidelines: a first attempt, but confusion remains. Now what?

The Commission should outline ways to make Closer-to-Nature Forestry Guidelines operational in a difficult world of competing interests

14/09/2023

Forest Watch

Effective restoration of the EU’s declining forests requires comprehensive monitoring

The Nature Restoration and Forest Monitoring laws currently being elaborated could set us on a path to recovery – or miss the mark

14/09/2023

EU Deforestation Regulation: smallholders hope that help is on its way

If implementation is approached equitably, the EU Regulation on deforestation-free products (EUDR) will advance both sustainability and smallholder interests.

14/09/2023

Forest Watch

Can MEPs stop packaging and its waste from spinning out of control?

The Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation needs to reduce packaging, not shift from one damaging material to another.

14/09/2023

NGO Statements

All eyes on the European Commission, as a crucial EU decision on forest monitoring is due

The European Commission has pledged to release a key law on EU Forest Observation, Reporting and Data Collection in the first quarter of 2023.

Rarely has the need for this law been so pressing. Last summer, Europe’s forests have...

11/09/2023

FAQs

What is the link between meat and deforestation?

Explore the impact of meat on climate change, including its contribution to greenhouse gas emissions and deforestation, and learn how reducing meat consumption and adopting plant-based alternatives are crucial for the environment.

26/07/2023