Joint Letter on the EU Mercosur Agreement - The Details On June 18, 340+ civil society organizations wrote to call on the European Union to use its influence to prevent a worsening human rights and…
340+ organisations call on the EU to immediately halt trade negotiations with Brazil June 18, 2019, Brussels - In an open letter published today, over 340 civil society organisations are demanding…
The Laos-EU Voluntary Partnership Agreement: Laos civil society takes stock This briefing outlines Civil Society’s involvement in the EU-Laos Forest Law Enforcement,…
Towards sustainable cocoa supply chains: Regulatory options for the EU Europeans consume more chocolate than anyone else in the world. But the cocoa production sector – based primarily in…
Submission to the Climate Action Summit 2019 Members of the Climate Land Ambition and Rights Alliance, including Fern were asked provided submissions for consideration within the Nature Based…
Are corporate voluntary commitments to halt deforestation working? More than 450 companies in the food and agriculture sector have made commitments to stop deforesting and respect human rights. But…
What are the causes of deforestation? Eighty per cent of global forest loss is due to the conversion of forest to agricultural land to produce socalled ‘forest risk commodities’, such as beef, soya…
France’s deforestation strategy – a good starting point But to reduce global deforestation effectively, EU-wide regulation is urgently needed. In October 2018, the French government published a new…
The Republic of Congo is intimidating civil society activists Rather than listen to critical voices, the Congolese Government chooses to risk political capital silencing them. The EU must not stand…
