Cameroon: MEPs report back from the ground An ad hoc delegation of the European Parliament’s Development Committee recently visited Cameroon to look at forest management and assess EU involvement.…
Portugal’s deadly fires show that the EU must rethink the way forests are managed Forest fires in central Portugal, close to Pedrógão Grande, have killed more than 60 people and, combined with…
News in Brief July 2017 Greenpeace Netherlands released secret documents from the EU-Japan Free Trade Agreement (JEFTA), 23 June 2017, which reveal – once again – EU policy incoherence in tackling…
No more forest destruction: Norway’s largest pension fund sets an example Norway’s Government Pension Fund Global – the world’s largest sovereign wealth fund – has adopted tougher investment…
Blog: What can the EU do to curb corruption in the forest sector? Corruption. It has blighted countries in every continent for generations, and is identified as a main reason why illegal logging…
Blog: How can EU policies halt deforestation? In the five years between 2010 and 2015, EU consumption raized an area of forests the size of Portugal. In 2012 alone, the EU imported EUR 6…
Blog: Trading in incoherence? EU trade policy needs improving to give forests, communities and the climate a fair chance When it comes to global trade, it is difficult to overestimate the EU’s…
Guest blog: Can forests help revive war-torn Central African Republic? Bienvenu Gbelo is an environmental journalist from Radio Ndeke Luka in Bangui. Earlier this month, the United…
Blog: Hope for a hard-pressed community The head of Tan Hoi village sits cross-legged on the floor describing the pressures his people face. “The older generation lacks education. The younger ones…
Bonn talks point to the need to accelerate climate action Governments met for climate talks in the German city of Bonn from 8 - 18 June 2017,aiming to make progress on the detailed rules for…
