News

Op ed from Swedish NGOs about the EU's law to tackle deforestation

The European Parliament and Council are currently debating changes to the Commission’s proposal for a Deforestation-free products regulation. Swedish NGOs originally published this article in the Swedish Media to call out the negative role that their country is playing, weakening the regulation and urging them to unite with other Member States in the fight against global deforestation and forest degradation.

25/04/2022

NGO Statements

NGO letter calling for EU Strategy on supply-side measures to complement the EU Regulation on deforestation-free products

On Friday 22 April 2022, a group of NGOs including Fern wrote to Ministers of Foreign Affairs and International Development and Cooperation, Ministers of the Environment, and Ministers of Agriculture of the Members States of the...

22/04/2022

News, Forest Watch

Parliament report on the Regulation on deforestation-free products takes on some concerns of producer country smallholders and NGOs

Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) have listened to some of the concerns about the Regulation, but key requests, such as a fair price, remain in suspense.

06/04/2022