Beyond commitments: How can Nationally Determined Contributions contribute to forest governance and resilient local communities? In 2018, Fern and our partners revealed that many African states’…
What is community forestry? Community forestry is when “communities have the right to manage the forest resources upon which they depend, with a view to improving their living…
In 2021 the EU’s policy choices will shape the fate of the world’s forests Last year changed everything, and nothing. Almost overnight our lives were upended: businesses and economies ground…
Estonian forest politics in 2020: conflict intensifies Almost a year ago, avid readers of Fern’s guest blogs learned that Estonian environmental NGOs were under pressure for challenging…
Dual climate and biodiversity crises threaten people and the planet, but we have the tools to solve them! The unfolding COVID crisis has laid bare our social, disaster-preparedness, economic and…
Webinar Roundup: Another chance to attend online conferences Livelihoods, Biodiversity and Climate Resilience in Africa: Unleashing the potential of Community-based forest and wildlife…
Cocoa Barometer 2020 demands system change to end cocoa poverty After two decades of failed interventions across the cocoa sector, cocoa-farming communities are still battling the effects of…
Cleaning up the EU’s own backyard It’s a tough time for EU forests. The EU engages in valuable initiatives to protect forests elsewhere but, as its own forests are in a downward…
