Penny Davies Penny has worked for the Climate and Land Use Alliance, the Ford Foundation and the UK Department for International Development. She has lived and worked in diverse geographic…
A carbon bomb in the heart of Europe Will the EU biomass loophole give a lifeline to energy giant EPH’s coal power plants? Will the EU biomass loophole give a lifeline to energy giant EPH’s coal…
A fond farewell to a great advocate for a better world It was with great sadness, and disbelief, that we learned that Sandra Smithey had unexpectedly passed away at the beginning of August 2022, just…
New poll reveals support for EU action to stop companies from selling forest-ravaging goods A strong majority of Europeans think businesses are failing in their responsibility to protect the world’s…
Six problems with BECCS Six problems with BECCS The Decatur project in Illinois, USA remains the only large operating BECCS plant in the world. It still emits more carbon dioxide than it stores.…
Anti-Corruption & Financial Irregularities Report 2021 In accordance with Stichting Fern’s cooperation agreement with Norad, QZA-21/0187: ‘Using European policies to protect rights & reduce global…
Forest Watch 276 - June 2022 The EU inches towards genuine progress on LULUCF, while some Member States' forests have become net CO2 emitters. Sign up for Forest Watch
Enforcing EU law: Defending forests and biodiversity, from complaint to Court Member States who fail to implement EU biodiversity laws may want to rethink their approach given recent decisions by the…
NaturAfrica: A paradigm shift in the EU’s approach to nature conservation? If the EU’s flagship conservation programme takes a ‘fortress conservation’ approach, it will harm the livelihoods of local…
RED and LULUCF: EU Council prioritises the short-term interests of wood-based industries over the future of forests After the Council fails to defend the future of forests, it now falls to the…
