Climate Ambition Summit: How ambitious was it for forests? In December 2020, world leaders gathered at the Climate Ambition Summit, deemed a significant moment on the road…
One Planet: EU heads of state commit to nature protection targets and deforestation regulation EU heads of state made new commitments to protect the world’s forests at the One Planet…
On the Road to COP26: The disturbing return of offsetting With the colliding crises of habitat loss and global heating firmly on the agenda of the EU and UN, 2021 is going to be a huge year for…
A ‘Just Transition’ for European Forestry is needed The Ministerial Conference on the Protection of Forests in Europe (Forest Europe), a high-level intergovernmental process involving 46 European…
Forest Watch 262 - February 2021 Bioenergy's bleak impact, due diligence law, and will there be forests on the road to the COP? Sign up for Forest Watch
New European Commission research reveals bioenergy’s bleak impact on forests “The Use of Woody Biomass for Energy Production in the EU”, the new study by the…
Legal Affairs Committee adopts corporate due diligence report On 27 January 2021, Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) on the European Parliament’s Committee on Legal Affairs…
Fern position on the EU-Mercosur agreement This EU-Mercosur Free Trade Agreement will increase trade in the agricultural products that are the main drivers of…
Forest Governance 2 - February 2021 Forest governance in the Congo: Domestic advances but climate plans lag behind Sign up for our Forest Governance newletter The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted…
The EU's watershed deforestation moment? This week Ursula von der Leyen signalled the EU’s desire to lead the world in the fight against global deforestation. But if the key drivers of deforestation…
