The EU Regulation: A Liberian CSO perspective On March 11 this year, Liberian civil society organisations working on land and forest governance took part in a one day forum organised by Sustainable…
EU Deforestation Regulation must not ignore vital VPA lessons Fern’s Congo Basin partners support the aims of the Regulation on deforestation-free products, but have serious reservations about its…
EU Deforestation Regulation must follow international land and tenure rights standards The European Union (EU) is the second biggest market for Brazilian soy, and a major importer of Brazilian beef…
Commission’s trade sanctions proposal falls short Today, the European Commission released a proposal for improving the implementation and enforcement of environmental and labour provisions in the…
Nature Restoration Law offers hope for EU’s stricken forests The European Commission's proposal for a new Nature Restoration Law sets ground-breaking, legally binding targets to end the spiral of…
2021 Annual Report Fern campaigning is often behind the scenes and working towards long-term achievements. But 2021 was different, we reaped the results of seeds sown a decade ago or more. Centre…
Palm oil production, consumption and trade patterns: The outlook from an EU perspective Palm oil is used in nearly everything, from pizza, doughnuts and chocolate, to deodorant, shampoo, toothpaste…
LULUCF: Inching toward genuine progress Plenary LULUCF vote in Parliament moves important issues in the right direction. The European Parliament reaffirmed a call to increase climate ambition,…
Worrying news from Finland's and Estonia’s forests Recent data from Finnish and Estonian forests show how bad forest management can aggravate the climate crisis Recent revelations have revealed a…