Community forests in Cameroon: what have we learnt so far? Cameroon was the first country in Central Africa to trial community forestry. There have been challenges, but this film explains how to…
Community forests in the Congo Basin: What is the EUs role? When done right, community forestry can help communities and global climate and Sustainable Development Goals objectives. This film…
Community forests: A discussion document for Fern and partners Anyone who works with forest dwellers across the world asks themselves the following question at some point or another: Can community…
Community representation and participation in the VPA process This report looks at the extent of community participation in VPA processes by considering case studies of communities from nine VPA…
Companies need governments to stop deforestation The world’s forests are still being destroyed to make way for industrial-scale agriculture despite many companies pledging to eliminate…
Company promises: How businesses are meeting commitments to end deforestation This report follows a spate of recent work examining company commitments to reduce or end their role in…
Compelling new evidence shows the EU’s entanglement with illegal deforestation for soy and cattle farming in Brazil Since taking office in January 2019, President Jair Bolsonaro has waged a…
Find Fern's full Safeguarding, Whistleblowing and Code of Conduct sections policies here Effective safeguarding is fundamental to Fern’s work. Disrespectful behaviour undermines our credibility…
Concerns about the termination of the Cameroon-EU Voluntary Partnership Agreement The context Almost half of Cameroon is covered by fast disappearing tropical forests. In 2023, a 12-month Pulitzer…
Conference: Protecting forests, respecting rights On 30 March 2015, Fern hosted a conference looking at how to develop an EU Action Plan on Deforestation. This is important as the EU's consumption…
