April 2010
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EU Ecolabel allows forest destructionInvestigating whether the EU Ecolabel had been undeservedly awarded to two brands of photocopy paper produced by the Indonesian company Pindo Deli, this report also...
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New reports available from FERN’s website
TRADING CARBON: HOW IT WORKS AND WHY IT IS CONTROVERSIALDebates about the merits or otherwise of carbon trading are characterised by jargon, abstract concepts, mathematical formulae and technical...
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New reports available from FERN's website
Designed to Fail? The concepts, practices and controversies behind carbon trading Carbon trading has become the central pillar of international efforts to halt climate change. It is a term that most...
View ArticleNew trilingual blog about the EU Emissions Trading Scheme launched today
Pour lire ce message en français, voir dessousDear friends,Today, FERN launches 'Trading Carbon', a new trilingual blog – in English, French and Portuguese- that provides the latest news and analysis...
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Stolen Goods / Recel de bois tropical
€6 billion worth of goods produced on illegally deforested land are consumed every year, and the EU is responsible for almost a quarter of that, according to a new Fern report. The Netherlands,...
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On the eve of the UN International Day of Forests, a new study commissioned...
Taking Stock: Tracking Trends in European Aid for forests and communities reveals that the top 12 donors were European countries. Surprisingly in an era of austerity, aid from European countries has...
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Blueprint for change: How the EU can stop the illegal destruction of tropical...
Research released this month by Brussels-based NGO Fern revealed that during 2000-12, an average of one football pitch of forest was illegally cleared every two minutes to supply the EU with...
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LULUCF leaves 2030 climate target in the balance
Branded as one of the most complex areas in climate science, many claim that land use, land use change and forestry (LULUCF) is too complicated for them to understand and is best left to the...
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The story of consumption / L'histoire de la consommation
Everyone's aware of the problem, and the solution is so obvious that few dare even say it: we must reduce our consumption. Whether you care about forests, the climate, beetles, plants, peoples' rights...
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Fern Annual Report 2014
In March 2015, Fern entered its third decade of campaigning for an EU that protects, rather than destroys, forests, and which respects the rights of those who depend on them.We have just published our...
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Fern Annual Report 2014
In March 2015, Fern entered its third decade of campaigning for an EU that protects, rather than destroys, forests, and which respects the rights of those who depend on them.We have just published...
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Publications bulletin Oct-Nov 2015
Below are some of the publications that Fern has produced in the past few weeks: Up In Flames: How biomass burning wrecks Europe’s forestsThis new report by Fred Pearce shows that Europe’s forests are...
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New Report: Double Jeopardy: coal's threat to forests
Coal is the single biggest contributor to man-made climate change, while deforestation accounts for up to one-sixth of CO2 emissions. So when forests are torn down to make way for coal mines the danger...
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Best wishes from Fern for 2016
Fern staff and board hope that you will join us in 2016 in working towards an EU that protects forests and respects and strengthens the rights of local communities and indigenous peoples. The Paris...
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