Unwrapping a disaster Consumers are concerned about rising packaging levels. Dealing with outsized delivery boxes is frustrating. Discarding dirty food containers is inconvenient. Deciphering…
Forests in the Nature Restoration Law European forests are losing biodiversity at an alarming rate with only 14 per cent of protected forest habitats in good condition. Intensive management is…
Why the EU Deforestation Regulation won’t sugar coat the EU-Mercosur Trade Agreement In June 2019, after more than 20 years of tortuous negotiations, a bilateral trade agreement was agreed between…
Forest Watch 284 - April 2023 The RED negotiations' outcome, a blind spot in the Critical Raw Materials proposal, UK's new rules for financing forest-risk sectors and more... Sign up for Forest Watch
The EUDR’s limitations frustrate Indonesian civil society Indonesian civil society points to the rampant deforestation that is not covered by the EUDR, and the need to address the lack of respect for…
Still got it! As discussions aimed at ratification begin, Mercosur deal retains its capacity to dismay Lack of transparency, failure to consult civil society and inadequate environmental and social…
New EU biomass rules: a crushing defeat for forests The RED negotiations' outcome underscores how little it matters that Parliament and EU citizens wish to protect forests, if it is more convenient…
The UK may introduce mandatory due diligence for financing forest-risk sectors If the UK adopts new rules for financing forest-risk sectors, they could offer practical insights the EU could learn…
Mining ‘sustainably’ for Critical Raw Materials, while demand rages on? Social and environmental protections are urgently needed in the Commission’s Critical Raw Materials proposal. The Commission’s…
EU rules on packaging NGO perspectives on the urgent need to reduce paper packaging NGO perspectives on the urgent need to reduce paper packaging The EU is currently revising the rules around…
