What do you mean, ‘modernise’ the Birds and Habitats Directives, Mr Timmermans? The European Commission is currently conducting a review of the Birds and Habitats Directives (FW 204). As…
Lifting of ban on Brazilian beef linked to deforestation commitment On 30 June 2015 the US announced that it had ended its 15-year ban on importing Brazilian beef: a decision…
‘Green’ subsidies for bioenergy could increase carbon emissions In shaping its renewable energy policy, the EU had considered wood to be a renewable energy source. However, science increasingly…
Court rules in favour of transparency in Indonesia An Indonesian court has upheld public access to information, vital to public participation and the implementation of, inter alia, the Indonesia-EU…
News in brief - July Deadly stakes: Too often we report the same story: someone killed for defending the peace and integrity of his home. In late June, Erasio Vieda Ponce became the fifth…
The story of consumption This film shows how we can turn around years of damaging policies and build an EU where all timber and agricultural products are produced legally, sustainably and in…
New research shows risk of including land use and forests in EU’s emissions target Two days before the European Union closes its consultation on the role that land use, land use change and forestry…
Forests must be part of the push for stability in Central African Republic The international community is turning its attention to the plight of the Central African Republic (CAR), after decades of…
Forest Watch FLEGT VPA Update June 2015 A decade of VPAs: where have we been, where do we go? Every six months, Fern produces an update looking at the present situation with regards the EU's Forest…
Deadly price of activism On May 23, 2015, it was reported that Jopi Peranginangin, an Indonesian activist “who opposed unbridled palm oil expansion,” was stabbed to death in Jakarta (the…
