Developed countries, in their search for ever cheaper timber products are fuelling the drive for cheap timber and thus provide the financial incentive for robber barons to continue their destruction across the world’s last ancient forests.
Illegal logging is rampant and out of control in Indonesia. In Central Kalimantan, the once pristine Tanjung Puting National Park is one of many protected areas under siege by illegal and destructive logging from the country’s corrupt timber...
A Greenpeace report with WWF and FERN. It includes comments on the European FLEGT Action Plan and recommendations on how the EU can tackle illegal and destructive logging and its associated trade.
Brussels, Belgium — Une étude financée par le gouvernement britannique, publiée aujourd’hui, indique qu’une interdiction au niveau européen des importations de bois illégal est une option réglementaire crédible, ce qui confirme l’opinion des ONG...
Brussels, Belgium — Un rapport rendu public ce jour par Greenpeace révèle que du bois illégalement exploité en Russie est librement importé par des scieries finlandaises, notamment par Stora Enso, qui est partiellement détenue par l’Etat...
Brussels, Belgium — Il y a deux ans et demi, Greenpeace révélait que les chantiers des bâtiments de l’UE étaient le “théâtre de crimes forestiers”, la Commission a depuis lors admis que 1000m2 de bois utilisés pour la réfection du bâtiment...
Strasbourg, International — Europe will finally close its doors to the destructive illegal timber trade after agreeing far-reaching new legislation.
While negotiations to limit the global climate impact of deforestation are underway in Copenhagen, European governments blocked proposals to improve draft legislation to prevent illegal wood and wood products from being placed on the EU market.
Brussels, Belgium — In a landmark vote today, the European Parliament plenary has supported the recommendations of its environment committee to strictly control timber and timber products sold on the EU market. Agriculture ministers will now have...
Brussels, Belgium — Today, the members of the environment committee of the European Parliament voted to significantly strengthen the draft EU law on timber.
Brussels, Belgium — Tomorrow, members of the European Parliament’s environment committee will vote on crucial amendments to the Commission’s timber law proposal. The legislation aims to regulate the EU timber market and to tackle the problem of...
Brussels, Belgium — The European Commission package of measures to tackle deforestation and illegal logging falls far short of the resolute response needed to tackle the climate and biodiversity crisis, said Greenpeace today. If the EU is serious...
International environment and development organisations are today calling on the European Union to withdraw proposals to massively expand the use of biofuels. The call follows the publication of a major report [1] by the UK government into the...
Brussels, Belgium — Greenpeace today released a Crime File exposing a new illegal timber scandal in Europe, on the eve of a meeting between Asian and EU government ministers, which will address measures to tackle deforestation as well as climate...
Brussels, Belgium — A UK government-funded study published today says that an EU ban on illegal timber imports is a credible option, confirming NGO and independent legal opinion (1). The position of environmental groups Greenpeace and WWF is...
19 July 2011, Brussels – Drivers are unknowingly helping to destroy rainforests because of the growing use of harmful biofuels in diesel, tests at filling stations reveal.
Greenpeace tested diesel at filling stations across Europe in 2011, discovering worrying amounts of rainforest-destroying biofuels.
Brussels, Belgium — Greenpeace has warned that a new EU paper on biodiversity protection, published today, is unlikely to help meet 2010 targets to halt the loss of life [1] unless an unprecedented effort is made by Europe's member states and...
Updated on 13 January 2016 From the time we’re in school, we are taught that forests absorb and store carbon dioxide, one of the main greenhouse gases (GHG) responsible for climate change, and that they produce and release oxygen.
Brussels – Halfway through its term in office, the European Commission is falling behind in the race to create sustainable long-term prosperity in Europe, warn Europe’s leading green groups in a critical assessment of the Commission’s...
This report is a mid-term assessment of the environmental performance of the Barroso II European Commission, covering the period from early 2010 to mid-2012. It is issued by the Green10, a platform of environmental organisations active at EU...
Media briefing on the European Commission’s communication on climate finance & what’s next in the countdown to Copenhagen
In January 2009, the European Commission presented its ‘Copenhagen communication’. The communication puts forward initial proposals on how to generate a flow of funds to developing nations under the future Copenhagen climate agreement, in order...
On 28 January 2009, the European Commission will present its ‘Copenhagen communication.’ This communication puts forward proposals ahead of international climate negotiations in Copenhagen in December. It is expected to focus on how to reduce...
Millions of people around the world are suffering food shortages, unaffordable food prices and hunger. This is due to a number of factors: industrial farming, bad harvests related to climate change, unjust distribution of food, rising oil...
Millions of people around the world are suffering food shortages, unaffordable food prices and hunger. This is due to a number of factors: industrial farming, bad harvests related to climate change, unjust distribution of food, rising oil prices,...
This document is Greenpeace's interim assessment of the Copenhagen Accord, the outcome of the UN Copenhagan climate conference which took place over two weeks in December 2009. The conference gathered together world leaders who failed to produce...
How can the EU ensure that new and additional funds are being generated and economic incentives created for forest protection?
Brussels, Belgium — Greenpeace expresses its disappointment that EU member states have failed to openly reject the introduction of forest-based credits in the European carbon market. Instead, it has left the issue open and directed the Commission...
Environment groups have today urged members of the European Parliament to vote against controversial proposals to massively expand the use of biofuels. The groups warn that most biofuels threaten wildlife, food supplies and people in developing...
Brussels, Belgium — Environmental NGOs, including BirdLife International, the CEE Bankwatch Network, OTOP, the Polish partner of BirdLife International, Greenpeace, WWF Poland and Wetland Conservation Centre support the European Commission's...
This briefing outlines Greenpeace's recommendations for a successful Spanish presidency of the EU. A Spanish version of this briefing is available upon request.
A concise two page briefing on the European Citizens' Initiative.
The boots are on and the referee is about to blow the whistle: the Swedish Presidency is almost underway. But before the game has even started, Greenpeace has ranked the Swedish government for its performance in the lead up to this crucial moment...
The Green 10 coalition of environmental organisations has a track record of producing European Commission scorecards. This latest publication presents the final grades for the 2004-2009 Barroso Commission, assessing its performance in a number of...
A review produced by the Green 10, a group of leading environmental NGOs active at EU level
This paper presents the view of the leading European environmental organisations on the draft European Constitution. We present simple, realistic and concrete suggestions for amendments to the text of the draft Constitution as finalised by the...
Letter on behalf of the Green 10.
Brussels – Today the Irish government laid out plans for its presidency of the Council of the European Union, which is due to begin on 1 January 2013. Statements today by Irish Tánaiste (deputy prime minister) and foreign minister Eamon Gilmore...
Denmark will take the helm of the Council of the European Union from January 2012 at a crucial time for the future of Europe and its citizens. As government cuts start to bite and the debt and Euro-zone crises unfold, Europeans continue to be...
Industrial pollution is a severe threat to water resources around the world, particularly in the Global South where the view prevails that pollution is the price to pay for progress. The only way to address these hidden dangers in our water is...
In January 2009, Greenpeace set out its expectations for the Czech Republic’s EU Presidency, with a special focus on climate and energy issues. With the Czech Presidency coming to a close, we are now assessing its performance in these priority areas.
Greenpeace sets out its expectations and priorities for the Czech Republic’s EU Presidency for the first six months of 2009, with a specific focus on climate and energy issues.
The biofuel policy of the European Union is at a crossroads. Currently, an EU law mandates the use of biofuels largely made up of food crops that, instead of reducing emissions, have been shown to increase them. In trying to extinguish...
Parliaments in democracies the world over are places of vigorous discussion and sometimes fierce debate. Views on either side of the political spectrum are often radically divergent. With members from political parties in all of the...
Are Europe’s polluters demanding more scrutiny of their operations? Well, unsurprisingly, no, but industry lobbyists putting pressure on the European Commission to increase the power of its chief scientific adviser does sound...
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