Brazil’s “Poison Package” laws set to facilitate greater pesticide use Despite the concerns of many about the devastating effect that pesticides can have on bees and biodiversity generally, the EU…
Brazil’s Supreme Court decision on land rights immediately undermined by its far-right legislative body Despite Lula’s positive efforts, the Bolsonarist assault on Indigenous rights…
Brazzaville Forest Governance Forum states: Time to listen to local communities In order to halt deforestation and protect the climate, communities must have a say in how forests are managed; and…
Breaking the impasse The EU’s new deforestation law was hailed as watershed in the fight to protect the world’s forests. So why is it provoking such a fierce backlash in Indonesia and Malaysia? In…
Brexit, forests and the future of European decision making For many living in the UK but feeling European, the referendum verdict was a great shock. With offices both in Brussels and the UK, Fern…
Bringing community forestry to the next level: A review of European support in the Congo Basin In the past two decades, community forestry has yielded uneven results in the Congo Basin. The initial…
Broken Promises: the World Bank and Forests Report finding that programmes funded by the World Bank Group are causing destruction of the world’s remaining forests and harming poor people dependent…
Building a better bioeconomy How the EU’s new Strategy can boost rural livelihoods and sustain forests Hannah Mowat, Fern’s Campaigns Coordinator welcomed the group and explained our hope that the…
Building alliances for equitable climate action for people and the planet In 2021, CARE France, Coordination Sud, GRET and Fern organised a series of webinars to discuss civil society’s role in…
Burning Matter In a competition to find the best example of EU policy incoherence, the EU’s bioenergy policy would be a strong contender. In 2009, the EU agreed a target of 20 per cent of energy…
