Blocking imports of Russia’s conflict timber is possible, and essential Earthsight’s Tara Ganesh discusses Russia’s ‘blood-stained birch’, EU sanctions and how successful enforcement depends on the…
By Perrine Fournier 6 December 2019 Abandoning the timber trade deal between the EU and Vietnam would derail the fight against illegal logging, says Perrine Fournier On October 19, eight…
How Europe’s coal dependency is devastating Russia’s forests and indigenous Shor people 3 May 2018 Written by: Daria Andreeva Coal production is falling around the world, but…
By Madeleine Ngeunga 20 September 2018 The Société Financière des Caoutchoucs (Socfin) group is one of the world’s biggest independent plantation owners,…
Blog: Aviation industrys carbon offsetting plans keep flying into trouble Keeping global warming below 1.5°C - which the Paris Agreement strives to – means fundamental changes for industries from…
Blog: Białowieża forest struggle is symptomatic of a greater ill As Polish authorities disregard national protests and international pressure to stop logging, activists face increasing hostility in…
BLOG: Despite reservations, we should stick with EUTR to tackle illegal timber trade Last week, UK newspaper the Guardian published a scathing article about a core EU regulation to prevent…
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…
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…
