Fern stands with the Black Lives Matter movement in the struggle for justice A joint statement from all of us at Fern Fern’s vision is a world in which…
The EU-Mercosur trade agreement: What is it, and what could it mean for forests and human rights? In June 2019 the European Union (EU) and Mercosur (Brazil, Paraguay, Argentina and Uruguay)…
Repairing nature now, not tomorrow The European Climate Law proposed by the European Commission outlines the path European Union (EU) Member States must follow to achieve carbon neutrality.…
European Commission faces major hurdle to protect and restore forests Only days after the European Commission heralded the importance of protecting and restoring nature - specifically forests – to…
As Amazon deforestation rises, Europe resolves to act Brazil has entered uncertain times. Two health ministers and the Justice Minister have resigned within the last month, throwing President…
In memoriam of Joseph D. Higgins Joseph D. Higgins was born on 23 June 1969 to Dedeah Higgins and Martha D. Higgins in the Campwood Community, Grand Bassa County, Liberia. Joseph earned a…
Biodiversity strategy: the European Commission lays the path for a greener future in the wake of COVID-19 The launch today of the EU’s Biodiversity Strategy could be a landmark moment for European…
Pushing EU trade in the right direction? Perrine Fournier analyses the French-Dutch call for making trade more sustainable in EU free trade agreements. Analysis of the French-Dutch call for making…
The EU must use trade levers to halt Brazil’s assault on forests and peoples Lucas Santos Tolentino and Nicole Gérard explain the damage that could be done to the Indigenous Peoples of Brazil under…
Sweden: taking forestry back to the future Sweden’s old growth and natural forests have been decimated in favour of monoculture plantations. But a new project might be the catalyst for revitalising…
