Not just about trade Communities from Argentina, Brazil and Paraguay give their views on the EU-Mercosur Trade Agreement At the end of October 2022, the Brazilian people voted President Bolsonaro out…
An EU strategic framework for working with countries to achieve deforestation-free production Why it is needed, and what it could look like. This paper outlines options for partnerships to accompany…
What is Close to Nature Forestry? Close to nature forestry is an alternative to intensive forestry, a sustainable way of managing forests. What is forestry? Forestry is the science and craft of…
Insights into Sweden's forests Description: For the next six months, Sweden, one of the EU’s most forested countries, holds the Presidency of the Council of the European Union (EU). This comes at a…
2023 - What will it mean for EU work on forests? Hannah Mowat looks at what to expect from European forest-related policies in 2023. In December 2022, the European Union (EU) finally agreed on the…
2022 - What to watch for in the EU forest world For decades, Fern and partners have campaigned to strengthen the rights of forest peoples and protect and restore forests. There have been locust…
Forest Governance 6 - November 2022 Sign up for Forest Governance In September, Fern’s civil society partners from the Congo Basin, West Africa and South East Asia came to Brussels to talk with…
EU Deforestation Regulation must not imperil Vietnam's coffee farmers' livelihoods The already precarious livelihoods of coffee farmers in Vietnam must not be pushed closer to the edge by the EU…
The EU’s new deforestation regulation faces significant challenges in Indonesia As members of Indonesia’s Civil Society, we support the EU Regulation on deforestation-free products (EUDR) for its…
Forests will fall if the energy crisis is used as a pretext to dismantle environmental rules The Ukraine war and associated energy crisis are leading to calls to suspend environmental and…
