Monrovia Calling In recent years, Fern has supported journalists in forested countries to report on critical issues facing their nations’ forests. A remarkable investigative journalism project in…
A step in the right direction The EU’s climate and human rights ambitions have long been thwarted by its free trade policies. The Commission is now showing signs of rectifying this, but it has some…
Op ed from Swedish NGOs about the EU's law to tackle deforestation The European Parliament and Council are currently debating changes to the Commission’s proposal for a Deforestation-free products…
NGO letter calling for EU Strategy on supply-side measures to complement the EU Regulation on deforestation-free products On Friday 22 April 2022, a group of NGOs including Fern wrote to Ministers…
Fern’s analysis of the European Parliament's rapporteur's draft position on the EU Regulation on deforestation-free products On 24 March 2022, the EP rapporteur Luxembourgish Member of the European…
Forest Watch 274 - April 2022 The impact of Putin’s war on Ukraine reverberates throughout EU actions and policies; Parliament report on the deforestation-free regulation. Sign up for Forest Watch
Parliament report on the Regulation on deforestation-free products takes on some concerns of producer country smallholders and NGOs Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) have listened to some of…
Powerful lobbies use Russia’s war on Ukraine to propose weakening climate and environmental policies Security is not just about energy. It is about averting climate breakdown. The Ukraine crisis must…
Commission response urgently needed: A wall on the Polish-Belarus border threatens Białowieża Forest NGOs, scientists and locals unite to oppose the construction of a harmful barrier in one of…
Recommendations for the effective implementation of TSD Chapters As a powerful trade player, and one that has developed strong and cooperative relationships with its Free Trade Agreement (FTA)…
