Tackling illegal logging in Ghana: Why civil society is generating pressure to deliver a VPA I have just returned from a two-week policy tour of Europe, visiting decision makers working on the EU…
The EP’s Agricultural Committee calls for action on palm oil Reversing its previous reluctance, on 2 March 2017, the Agricultural Committee of the European Parliament took the bold step of releasing…
Biomass can emit more carbon per unit of energy than most fossil fuels, Chatham House paper reveals In February 2017, Chatham House published Woody Biomass for Power and Heat: Impacts on the…
Environment Committee wins sole competence of the LULUCF regulation The Land use, Land use change and Forestry (LULUCF) regulation currently being debated by the European Parliament will remain in…
News in brief March 2017 A new Fern picture story zooms into the reality of what ‘community benefits’ truly mean on the ground. For nearly two years Cameroonian Civil Society…
Climate and the Sámi people threatened as Finland attempts to hide its forest emissions Finland’s industrial logging is already threatening the climate and its indigenous Sámi people, and yet last…
The Long Wait: Cameroon’s forest communities seek their dues Almost half of Cameroon is covered by forest, and the sector plays a critical role in the country’s economy. Yet…
Guest blog: Why the failed Unilever takeover matters for forests Whether one global mega-corporation succeeds in buying another global mega-corporation is not normally a subject of much interest to…
Time to decide: Civil society points to advances delivered by Cameroon VPA, and its potential As a decision regarding the future of Cameroon’s Voluntary Partnership Agreement (VPA) approaches,…
Hailing some positive changes in the Republic of Congo Despite continued illegal logging and conversion of forests, a recent decision by Republic of Congo (RoC) Minister of Mines offers a glimpse of…
