Carbon dioxide removal: trade-offs, governance gaps and irretrievable risk As uncertainty surrounds what is meant by carbon dioxide removal, separate targets for actual emissions reductions and…
EU Trade Policy Review lacks the teeth to make trade sustainable The first trade and sustainable development dispute panel decision exposes the limits of sustainable development chapters in trade…
Corporate due diligence: We are all concerned A French civil court reminds us that the EU must prioritise a broad, enforceable approach to due diligence because society as a whole is affected. On 28…
EU-Mercosur Trade Agreement: No ‘additional declaration’ can fix it European institutions must stop trying to fix the trade deal by increments, while Brazil’s government takes a scorched-earth…
Why is it important to fight illegal logging? - FAQ What are the causes of illegal logging? Illegal logging occurs when timber is harvested, transported, processed, bought or sold in…
188 groups say it’s time to ‘make the throw-away go away’ Before the 1950s and 60s, the majority of the products we produced and consumed were built to last. Milk bottles made of glass were returned…
COVID, forests and forest peoples: The implications of the pandemic for forest campaigns. This is a paper exploring COVID-19’s impact on the work of those trying to protect…
Republic of the Congo: Forest code and climate plans are both a cause for hope Under discussion since 2011, the new Forest Code aims to strengthen forest management and the…
Democratic Republic of the Congo: Indigenous rights law inches forward and CSOs weigh in ahead of COP26 A proposed law to protect the rights of the Indigenous Pygmy…
Enforcing a Due Diligence based regulation for forest risk commodities Event based on the report, Enforcing due diligence legislation ‘plus’ Background: On 23 July 2019, the European…
