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Relying on green labels to address our thirst for products of deforestation would be a disaster
08.11.2021 New EU deforestation law must learn the lessons of the past
FSC hall of shame: The ethical wood label’s long line of scandals
25.10.2021 The Forest Stewardship Council label is supposed to guarantee products are sustainably sourced, sadly it is not always the case
NGOs urge ‘immediate’ reform at ethical wood label to fight global deforestation
25.10.2021 Open letter signed by environmental and civil society organisations accuses the Forest Stewardship Council of failing to protect forests and indigenous groups
Open letter: FSC is no longer fit for purpose and must urgently reform
25.10.2021 NGOs and civil society groups urge the ethical wood label to instigate serious change of its practices
Pressure mounts on US, EU to probe Brazilian timber imports
15.02.2021 Calls for action grow in the wake of Earthsight's Untamed Timber report
US firms bet big on risky Brazilian timber imports after a helping hand from Bolsonaro
02.02.2021 Earthsight's Untamed Timber report details how a Brazilian flooring giant was let off the hook by authorities and is now thriving across the US and EU
Untamed Timber
02.02.2021 A new Earthsight report reveals how a Brazilian flooring giant let off the hook by Bolsonaro’s government is now thriving across the US and EU
Eight reasons proposed UK law won’t stop consumption driving global deforestation
25.09.2020 The government's legislative plans are a first of their kind, but fall well short of what is needed
Sônia Guajajara: “Agribusiness today really is a plague”
29.11.2019 In an exclusive interview, prominent indigenous leader Sônia Guajajara discusses the threats facing indigenous peoples and Europe’s responsibilities towards conservation in Brazil
Activists face deadly risks in protecting lands from global agribusiness
07.08.2019 Global Witness report documents dangers for world’s land defenders as 164 activists murdered in 2018 with almost 20 per cent of killings linked to commodity-driven cultivation disputes
