Opportunities abound to restore nature and support climate action Swift restoration of currently degraded EU habitats holds immense carbon sequestration potential, with all manner of positive side…
120+ human rights, environmental and diaspora groups call on governments to ban Russian and Belarusian wood imports Timber exports are an integral part of the Russian and Belarusian economies, so…
Joint statement to ban Russian wood and support Ukraine Joint statement of Ukrainian, Belarusian, EU, UK and US environmental and human rights NGOs and activists Russia is engaging in an…
Estonia’s Environmental Board takes positive action to halt forest destruction The Commission is pushing for a more meaningful take on EU environmental obligations. Following a motivational…
Civil Society calls on the EU and its Member States to strengthen the Proposed Regulation on Deforestation-Free Products NGOs make 16 recommendations to the European Parliament and European Union…
Forest Watch 271 - December 2021 Examining the Commission’s proposed Regulation on deforestation-free products and what are Brazil's Mídia Ninjas doing in Europe? Sign up for Forest Watch
EU enforcement is overdue: Destruction of Romania’s Natura 2000 primary and old-growth forests continues Two years after the Commission initiated infringement proceedings, logging in Romania’s high…
Will a malfunctioning satellite spell trouble for forests? Satellite monitoring is an increasingly important part of efforts to tackle deforestation, but what happens when satellites fail? These…
Is the EU poised to improve public financing of forest management? If MEPs and Member States can withstand the bioenergy lobby’s onslaught, the Fit for 55 climate package could finally bring…
EU Africa Summit: Time for a Greener, Fairer Deal with Africa The needs of those whose lives will be hardest hit by climate change and biodiversity loss must come before economic and geopolitical…
