Tag: ecosystems-biodiversity

In recent weeks, the world has looked on transfixed as huge tracts of the precious Amazon rainforest have been engulfed in flame.

In light of the news yesterday that the loss of forests is on the rise, at rates that are around 40 percent higher than five years ago, we are highlighting or Toxic Trade report, produced by our US office.

A landmark system that blocks illegal timber and wooden furniture from Indonesia to International markets including the UK is in danger of being crippled by attempts to water it down

A report published today by the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee criticises the UK Government for not placing enough emphasis on reducing single-use plastic food and drink packaging

A new briefing released today details what the European Union can do to ensure healthy forests contribute to local livelihoods, improved governance and to development and climate objectives. The briefing – Healthy Forests = Equitable Livelihoods, Inclusive Development and a Resilient Climate – is endorsed by ourselves, Client Earth, Fern, Forest Peoples Programme and Transparency […]

Details are emerging from local media in China of an unprecedented enforcement operation in the country’s Yunnan Province against smuggling of precious timber from neighbouring Myanmar