Date:

4 Oct 2024

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Article

Date:

3 Oct 2024

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Article

The EU's anti-deforestation regulation faces criticism for potentially allowing major deforestation contributors to avoid being classified as "high risk," which could weaken the regulation's effectiveness.

Date:

3 Oct 2024

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The European Commission proposed a 12-month delay to the anti-deforestation law, facing criticism from its advocates.

Date:

17 Sep 2024

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The article argues that the EU's anti-deforestation law should prioritize input from frontline communities, as governments in Malaysia and Indonesia are undermining Indigenous rights and providing unreliable forest data.

Date:

18 Jul 2024

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New analysis by Earthsight reveals European consumers have been buying beef and leather from firms linked to illegalities in the Brazilian Amazon uncovered by the Environmental Investigation Agency. According to Earthsight this serves as a reminder that without the EU Deforestation Regulation, European consumption will continue to drive deforestation and rights abuses overseas.

Date:

8 Jul 2024

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Article

The companies consider it important that the European Union adopts a robust law that minimises the risk of conversion and degradation of natural ecosystems (alongside deforestation and the degradation of natural forests) as well as human rights violations, associated with commodities and products placed on the EU market.

Date:

31 May 2024

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Article

A delegation of indigenous, human rights, and environmental organisations published a statement urging the European Commission to include independent civil society groups in ongoing key talks with Malaysia and Indonesia over its anti-deforestation rules.

Date:

29 May 2023

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Article

Date:

16 May 2023

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Article

Companies – and the EU Competent Authorities that have the responsibility of implementing the law -  now have 18 months to prepare before the law comes into action, at the end of 2024.

Date:

19 Apr 2023

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Article

Companies Required to Respect Environment, Human Rights in Supply Chain

Date:

19 Apr 2023

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European Parliament backs the ban on goods linked to deforestation.

Date:

6 Dec 2022

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Article

Global Witness: New law stops short of stronger protections for Indigenous rights

Date:

6 Dec 2022

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EU legislators reached political agreement in the early hours of Tuesday, 6 December, to pass a new law to ensure products on the EU market are not linked to the destruction or degradation of forests. WWF and Greenpeace welcome the law as breakthrough but also point to some of its weaknesses.

Date:

6 Dec 2022

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While the law is a historic first, it fails to include strong provisions to protect the land rights of Indigenous Peoples and local communities, who time and time again have proven to be the best guardians of the forests, says NGO Fern.

Date:

6 Dec 2022

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Article

Negotiations between the Commission, Parliament and Council are set to finalise next week. One crucial provision of the draft law currently being targeted by certain EU member states, is the protection of the rights of indigenous peoples and local communities.

Date:

15 Sep 2022

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Article

Statement by Articulation of Indigenous Peoples of Brazil – APIB

Date:

13 Sep 2022

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Article

European Parliament press release

Date:

13 Sep 2022

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A delegation of MEPs will now take the Parliament's position to negotiations with the EU Member States, who agreed a range of changes in the EU Council in June to weaken key elements of the proposed law.

Date:

12 Jul 2022

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Measures would oblige banks to conduct due diligence to prevent the financing of deforestation, boost protections for indigenous communities, and add rubber and leather to the list of imported products that would be screened for deforestation links.

Date:

28 Jun 2022

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Article

The Council adopted its negotiating position (general approach) on a proposal to limit the consumption of products contributing to deforestation or forest degradation.

Date:

20 Jun 2022

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Report

Almost all plantations linked to deforestation are currently owned by just three multinational companies, which together have made deals worth billions of euros with European banks.

Date:

22 Apr 2022

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Article

Indonesian civil society groups call for the EU proposal to be strengthened by including SMEs, a complaint mechanism, and by considering the impact on small holders, indigenous groups and communities

Date:

20 Apr 2022

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Article

Briefing paper by Forest Peoples Programme

Date:

8 Apr 2022

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Article

Lessons from the implementation of the EU Timber Regulation show that Member States’ Competent Authorities often fail to meaningfully implement and enforce the law in practice, argues Earthsight

Date:

4 Mar 2022

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Article

Firms sought to weaken draft EU law banning food imports linked to deforestation eight days after vowing to accelerate action

Date:

21 Feb 2022

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Article

Some EU member states want more time to implement the upcoming anti-deforestation law, which includes due-diligence obligations, citing concerns about the administrative burden that SMEs might face.

Date:

7 Feb 2022

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Article

The undersigned organisations, welcome the European Commission’s proposal for a new EU regulation on deforestation-free products. It is now up to the European Parliament and Member States to preserve and improve the essential elements of the Commission’s proposal and deliver a strong and ambitious law.

Date:

28 Jan 2022

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Article

Civil society organisations and representatives of Indigenous communities all over the world call on the EU to require businesses to respect land rights in anti-deforestation rules

Date:

8 Dec 2021

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Briefing paper by Forest Peoples Programme

Date:

18 Nov 2021

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The two projects must be considered together, say Julia Otten and Johannes Heeg from Germanwatch and the Initiative Lieferkettengesetz.

Date:

17 Nov 2021

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Article

Campaigners welcome the EU's anti-deforestation law proposal, but point to serious gaps that might limit its impact

Date:

15 Sep 2021

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Article

Campaigners say a leak of the EU proposed anti-deforestation laws reveals many loopholes, as endangered ecosystems and sectors at risk were left out

Date:

9 Aug 2021

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This piece argues that the rights of Indigenous peoples should be at the heart of any legislation aimed at fighting deforestation

Date:

9 Aug 2021

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Article

Cameroonian activists rallied in front of the EU delegation in Yaoundé to demand the block to cease support for rubber linked to deforestation, and to call for an ambitious EU legislation on forest commodities

Date:

9 Jun 2021

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Article

The fate of the proposals on (i) minimising the risk of deforestation and forest degradation associated with products placed on the EU market and (ii) sustainable corporate governance is now unclear, raising concerns among civil society.

Date:

31 Mar 2021

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Article

The organisations call on the EU to ensure that its upcoming legislative measures are effective and fully uphold their rights as set out in international law, and in line with the EU’s own commitments.

Date:

22 Oct 2020

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Report

European Parliament report calling for an EU legal framework to stop EU-driven global deforestation

Date:

22 Oct 2020

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Article

Global Witness press release