Cocoa-producing countries boycott meetings with the cocoa industry
Industry efforts to keep cocoa prices low trap small farmers in poverty; the EU has two chances to redress the balance.
Major…
In seismic shift, Forest Stewardship Council changes certification eligibility cut-off date
By moving its cut-off date back by a quarter century, the FSC’s General Assembly hopes to motivate…
EU biomass-incentives madness reaches Vietnam
The EU’s policy bioenergy policies are being repeated around the world. It is urgent that the EU realises the damage this is causing and disincentivises…
Europe's Dark Winter
How will people and forests survive the energy crisis?
How will people and forests survive the energy crisis?
The prospect of a European winter energy crisis loomed from…
Protecting and restoring the world's forests
Civil society recommendations for fair and inclusive partnerships between the European Union and forested developing countries
Civil society…
EU settles for a paper target to increase carbon absorption in its forest and land
The European Parliament, Council and Commission have concluded their negotiations on the EU regulation that sets…
COP27: Congo Basin countries must increase ambition to protect the world’s second green lung
The November 2022 Climate Change Conference (COP27), held in Egypt was the last milestone before the…
Forest Watch 279 - October 2022
International Day Against Big Biomass begins and updates from Sweden, Brazil, Vietnam and more...
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RED Revision: Will EU countries stop paying energy companies to burn forests?
As International Day of Action against Big Biomass comes around again, Fern campaigner Martin Pigeon considers individual…
Anti-Deforestation Regulation: Europeans want no part of forest destruction and human rights abuse
Citizens and NGOs urge EU negotiators to be bold and take advantage of this historic opportunity to…
