The European Union is degrading forests and using up the world’s resources at a hugely disproportionate and unfair rate – if the rest of the planet consumed at the same level, we’d need nearly three planets to meet the demand
The European Union is cracking down on shipments of illegal teak from Myanmar but needs to step up its game to be more effective
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 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