Up In Flames: How biomass burning wrecks Europe’s forests This new report by Fred Pearce for Fern shows that Europe’s forests are being invaded in the name of green energy. The report focuses on a…
Japan’s new law fails to meet G7 commitment to halt the trade in illegal timber This joint letter on behalf of 15 organisations highlights serious weaknesses in Japan’s new law intended to stop the…
Scoping Study on EU-China Relationships in the Forestry Sector China’s rapid economic growth has spurred a massive demand for natural resources – including timber, agricultural commodities and…
Improving forest governance in Laos In 2012, the Lao government expressed interest in negotiating a Voluntary Partnership Agreement (VPA) with the European Union to address illegal logging trade and…
Do FLEGT VPAs improve governance? Fern has published research showing that the FLEGT Voluntary Partnership Agreements (VPAs) have led to clear improvements in forest governance. the publication…
NGOs call for FLEGT Action Plan to be strengthened A group of NGOs, including Fern, has issued a briefing paper calling on the EU to strengthen the measures contained in the FLEGT Action Plan as a…
Going beyond 40% - options to ensure LULUCF maintains high environmental integrity of the EU climate and energy package As the ratification process for the Paris Climate Agreement begins, a new…
LULUCF: what would a good proposal look like? As the ratification process for the Paris Climate Agreement begins, a new Fern briefing has shown how the EU’s new policy on land and forests…
International groups demand investigation into Berta Cáceres murder A group of more than 50 international organisations have written to the Honduran President to demand an independent international…
Is DRC planning to lift moratorium and open world’s second largest rainforest to industrial logging? A group of national and international NGOs, including Fern, have issued a statementwarning that…
