Publications

Reports

Ten things the legislative proposal on EU forest observation, reporting and data collection needs to consider

Member States are presently required to undertake limited EU level forest monitoring. This is problematic since forests are key to meeting EU biodiversity and climate goals, and there is a fast deteriorating trend in both. The...

18/07/2022

Palm oil production, consumption and trade patterns: The outlook from an EU perspective

Palm oil is used in nearly everything, from pizza, doughnuts and chocolate, to deodorant, shampoo, toothpaste and lipstick. It is also used in animal feed and as a biofuel, especially in Indonesia and the European Union (EU).

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15/06/2022

News, Briefing Notes

Fern’s analysis of the European Parliament's rapporteur's draft position on the EU Regulation on deforestation-free products

On 24 March 2022, the EP rapporteur Luxembourgish Member of the European Parliament (MEP) Christophe Hansen of the centre-right European People’s Party (EPP) released his draft report on the proposed EU Regulation on deforestation-free products. This short document is a follow up of Fern’s rapid assessment of the Commission’s proposal.

20/04/2022

News, NGO Statements

Rights-based NGOs urge the EU to ensure a smallholder-inclusive Regulation on deforestation-free products

Fern and four other NGOs have joined together to call on the European Parliament and Council to consider key recommendations for a just transition for smallholders, as part of the proposed EU Regulation on deforestation-free products.

11/03/2022

Briefing Notes

Six problems with BECCS

The ongoing Fit For 55 discussions aim to increase Europe’s ambition in the fight against climate change, including the role of land in contributing to these efforts. As part of a larger debate on the role of negative emissions to...

11/03/2022

News, NGO Statements

Civil Society calls on the EU and its Member States to strengthen the Proposed Regulation on Deforestation-Free Products

NGOs make 16 recommendations to the European Parliament and European Union (EU) Member States to preserve and improve the essential elements of the Commission’s proposal for a strong and ambitious EU anti-deforestation law.

03/02/2022

Reports

Improving forest governance in relation to palm oil

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This report is also available in Bahasa Indonesia.

The European Union (EU) and Indonesia have been negotiating a Free Trade Agreement (FTA), known as the Comprehensive Economic...

03/02/2022

Briefing Notes

Using tariffs to incentivise sustainable palm oil

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This briefing is also available in Bahasa Indonesia.

The European Union (EU) and Indonesia have been negotiating a Free Trade Agreement (FTA), known as the Comprehensive Economic...

03/02/2022

Reports

FLEGT Voluntary Partnership Agreements 2.0

A response to the European Commission FLEGT Fitness Check, and options for the future

16/12/2021

Reports

A Deforestation and Rights Observatory

A case study from Brazil

How the European Union can best integrate deforestation and rights violations data in its regulatory proposals

15/12/2021