EU law on deforestation: Policy makers prioritise trees over people
This morning European Union (EU) policymakers finished negotiating a new Regulation that aims to prevent agricultural goods…
The European Commission leaves the door open for industry to regulate removing carbon - and ignores reality
Today, the European Commission published its proposal for a regulation on carbon removals…
Crunch time for EU deforestation law
The Swedish government is trying to undermine the EU’s landmark deforestation law so that it can continue exploiting the Sámi people's land, says Lina Burnelius -…
209 Civil Society Organisations say: EU trade deals must not undermine democratic rights
In order to bypass criticism by some EU governments and parliaments, the European Commission wants to change…
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In September, Fern’s civil society partners from the Congo Basin, West Africa and South East Asia came to Brussels to talk with…
What do Brazil’s election results mean for forests, rights and future EU-Brazil Partnerships?
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Brazil has elected Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva as its new President and the importance this…
“We have never been involved in the discussion with Socapalm, yet we want to participate. They only deal with traditional leaders. And at the slightest questioning by residents, the company says…
But their plea to stop the deal with the EU is not the answer. The deep structural changes that have finally begun to overhaul an industry disfigured for years by poor governance, was always going…
Deforestation Regulation: Ivorian farmers' low income from cocoa is a human rights issue
The low income that Ivorian farmers earn producing cocoa is a human rights issue which the EU’s deforestation…