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Commission forest package won't get us out of the woods

Press release | October 17, 2008 at 0:00

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...

EU biofuels target must go

Press release | July 7, 2008 at 0:00

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...

New illegal logging import scandal on eve of EU and Asian ministerial

Press release | April 23, 2007 at 0:00

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...

“Mission possible” - EU ban on illegal timber

Press release | January 31, 2006 at 0:00

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...

Briefing on Commission illegal logging proposal

Publication | October 15, 2008 at 0:00

On Friday 17 October 2008, the European Commission will finally put forward a legislative proposal setting EU market rules for illegally harvested timber and timber products.

Carving up the Congo - Part 4

Publication | April 11, 2007 at 0:00

"Protect Life on Earth Today : Tanjung Putin National Park under siege"

Publication | January 1, 2004 at 0:00

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...

Du bois tropical d’origine suspecte utilisé dans la construction d’un bâtiment de l’UE

Press release | December 1, 2006 at 0:00

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...

Tests find rainforest-destroying biofuels common at filling stations - EU rules to blame

Press release | July 19, 2011 at 0:01

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.

Biodiesel tested: How Europe’s biofuels policy threatens the climate

Publication | July 19, 2011 at 0:01

Greenpeace tested diesel at filling stations across Europe in 2011, discovering worrying amounts of rainforest-destroying biofuels.

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