Burning trees for energy is no solution to climate change This briefing note outlines why using wood to produce renewable electricity and heat can increase carbon dioxide emissions. It explains what…
Buying a Sustainable Future, timber procurement policies in the EU This report analyses the different timber procurement policies of six EU Member States and Japan. The report shows that although…
California Public Agency Endorses Controversial Forest Carbon-Trading Standard The California Air Resources Board (CARB) has adopted a repackaged, unproven standard for California. But its impact…
Cambodian rights abuses – becoming a global issue Civil society organisations around the world have sent a letter to the International Criminal Court, calling for the Cambodian elite to be…
Cameroon excludes forest communities from benefit-sharing The recent adoption of Cameroon’s 2016 finance law, which defines the annual budget, has once again thwarted the hopes of forest…
Cameroon: MEPs report back from the ground An ad hoc delegation of the European Parliament’s Development Committee recently visited Cameroon to look at forest management and assess EU involvement.…
Cameroon: The EU and international actors must help communities defend their ancestral forests Despite the efforts, the endless talks, and the international agreements, large-scale industrial…
Cameroon’s emissions reduction proposals: Problems remain When Forest Carbon Partnership Facility (FCPF) members, including the EU, gather in Paris, 20 - 22 June 2016, to discuss various countries’…
Cameroon’s forests can be saved – but only with the support of local communities and environmental activists Lush, tropical forests cover approximately 40 per cent of Cameroon, yet since 1990, more…
Cameroon’s VPA ends, but Parliament’s resolution reinforces EU accountability On 17 June 2025, the European Parliament (EP) plenary voted to terminate the EU-Cameroon Forest Law Enforcement,…
