Vietnam timber legality Decree’s silences are as worrisome as its shrinking scope Vietnam’s Government issued the long-awaited Timber Legality Assurance System Decree (VNTLAS), implementing legality…
Indonesia’s controversial Omnibus Law casts a long shadow Indonesian civil society must always navigate challenges surrounding transparency, but this year they have been aggravated by…
Fern’s submission to the trade policy review Fern’s submission to the trade policy review highlights the need to eradicate deforestation from its trade flows. If the EU is to achieve its commitment…
Restoring more than forests - SUMMARY REPORT How rights-based forest restoration can empower communities, recover biodiversity, and tackle the climate crisis Forest restoration is gaining traction…
Restoring more than forests How rights-based forest restoration can empower communities, recover biodiversity, and tackle the climate crisis Forest restoration is gaining traction around the world…
Can the EU-Mercosur agreement be used to stop Bolsonaro’s attack on forests and Indigenous Peoples? Significant developments with the EU-Mercosur free trade agreement in recent weeks will…
Ireland’s managed forests are net carbon emitters Ireland’s managed forests emit more carbon dioxide (CO2) than they store − a bizarre perversion of what forests normally do: absorb CO2. This…
What is on the EU’s to-do list for forests next year? The European Commission have published their work programme for 2021, and as the Commission prepares broadly “to shift from…
The European Parliament takes a bold stance on legislation to tackle imported deforestation On 22 October 2020, the European Parliament sent a strong signal to the European Commission by adopting…
