Cameroonian activist sentenced: intimidation resonates beyond borders On 3 November 2015 Cameroonian activist Nasako Besingi – environmental campaigner, human rights defender and director…
Cameroonian civil society expresses concern about ERPIN Cameroonian NGOs are calling on Carbon Fund participants, including the EU, to not endorse Cameroon’s Emission Reductions Program Idea Note…
Cameroonian women are the first victims of palm oil plantations “The Time is now: rural and urban activists transforming women's lives.” This is not the title of a non-governmental organisation…
Can EU partnership ties with Indonesia help shield Indonesia’s local communities from harm? Indonesian CSO Pusaka offer insight into grassroots-level impacts to encourage the EU to use the EUDR and…
Can MEPs stop packaging and its waste from spinning out of control? The Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation needs to reduce packaging, not shift from one damaging material to another. Industry…
Can the EU-Mercosur agreement be used to stop Bolsonaro’s attack on forests and Indigenous Peoples? Significant developments with the EU-Mercosur free trade agreement in recent weeks will…
Can the FLEGT VPA tackle forest governance in Laos? Laos is stepping up its efforts to negotiate a Forest Law Enforcement, Governance and Trade, Voluntary Partnership Agreement (FLEGT-VPA). The…
Can tree planting solve climate change? Tree planting schemes have always been popular, but never more so than today, where they are frequently promoted as a proposed solution to the climate…
CAR: Independent Forest Monitors are making a comeback The political instability that still confronts the Central African Republic undermines the protection and inclusive management of its forests.…
CAR’s reconciliation forum takes critical steps on governance In the Central African Republic (CAR), hundreds of representatives from armed groups, political parties, civil society and the religious…
