European Parliament mission checks in on Cameroon Three members of the European Parliament’s Development Committee, travelled to Cameroon in May, to assess the EU’s involvement in natural resource…
Suspension of Atama’s deforestation activities in Congo: Important but insufficient Civil society hails the decision taken by the Republic of Congo to suspend the illegal deforestation…
Forest Watch VPA Update June 2017: The future of FLEGT, what will the EU prioritise? LoggingOff and Fern publish occasional Forest Watch updates detailing events in countries negotiating a Voluntary…
News in Brief June 2017 A new report from the European Academies Science Advisory Council clearly states that bioenergy is not carbon neutral and calls for robust LULUCF rules and forest…
A chance to salvage the EU’s failing bioenergy policy The draft report released on June 7 on bioenergy sustainability criteria by Environmental committee (ENVI) rapporteur MEP Bas…
One step forward, two steps back for EU on climate and forests Today, the European Parliament took one step forward and two steps back for the climate and forests.Read the full Press ReleaseOn a…
VPA negotiations: Commission should boldly encourage positive momentum in Laos From 27 - 28 April 2017, the Lao PDR experienced its first face-to-face negotiation toward a Voluntary Partnership…
Belgium: Will Flemish government’s move to withdraw biomass subsidies set an example? In Europe, burning biomass to generate electricity depends on state subsidies; without these, inefficient power…
LULUCF: Parliament shows ambition where Commission was weak Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) have submitted amendments to the EU Regulation on land use and forests (LULUCF) which show an…
