What’s the problem with bioenergy? The EU’s carbon sink has been in freefall for more than a decade, undermining the EU’s own climate goals, because of the excessive logging pressure, itself…
Opportunities and obstacles: How to ensure Vietnamese smallholder coffee farmers are ready for the EUDR Vietnam is the world’s second-largest coffee producer, accounting for approximately 17% of…
Communications Intern Sonia Carreno Sanchez Sonia is our Communications Intern. She has a background in International Relations and EU Studies and brings passion for environmental policy and social…
Logging is a key reason the forest carbon sink is shrinking The European Union’s forest carbon sink has declined dramatically over the last decade. The factors driving it are the subject of ongoing…
Church of Sweden could lead EU towards truly sustainable forestry The Swedish Society for Nature Conservation draws attention to a situation now playing out in Sweden – among the EU’s most forested…
Funding resilient forests: Rethinking EU and State subsidies This report by Metodi Sotirov, Assistant Professor in Forest and Environmental Policy at the University of Freiburg, looks at the current…
Ensuring equitable and timely implementation of the EUDR in the coffee sector In a letter to European policymakers, the VOCAL Network have expressed deep concern over recent delays and proposed…
Poland Draws the Line: New Rules Redefine Energy Wood Augustyn Mikos, of civil society organisation Pracownia, in Poland, discusses a new Polish decree that significantly reduces financial support…
UN COP30: Civil Society keep up momentum as we move towards the “forest COP” Civil society across the world are convening in the hope that the 30th United Nations Climate Conference (COP30) will be…
