Jo Blackman / Nov. 26, 2021 As the dust settles on COP26, what did it deliver for the world’s forests? Whilst Glasgow saw a plethora of pledges on deforestation from governments, companies and financial institutions, these were thin on detail and lacking accountability Jo Blackman / Sept. 11, 2020 The UK government’s move to legislate to tackle imported deforestation is a welcome step but must go further Proposed new law is an important opportunity to end the UK’s complicity in global deforestation Jo Blackman / Jan. 27, 2020 New Chinese rules on illegal timber could help safeguard the world’s climate critical forests Whilst many countries around the world have adopted legislation to tackle the trade in illegal timber, China has been a notable absence Jo Blackman / Jan. 7, 2020 Goldman Sachs has set a new path – but will others now follow? Goldman Sachs has started to distant itself from fossil fuels - but is that enough? Jo Blackman / Nov. 7, 2019 The time is now: The EU must adopt a new regulation to shift corporate culture and tackle the root causes of deforestation Could European politicians be sitting up and finally paying real attention to climate breakdown? Jo Blackman / Sept. 10, 2019 The Amazon fires have been a wakeup call - but what needs to happen next? The images of the scale and intensity of this summer’s Amazon fires have brought deforestation to the fore of public concern. Jo Blackman / March 20, 2019 How our appetite for food and furniture is driving climate-altering deforestation It’s International Day of the Forests, yet the trees we desperately need to help tackle climate breakdown continue to be ploughed down. Jo Blackman / Feb. 12, 2019 Add your voice – tell the European Commission to take urgent action on deforestation and forest degradation It's time for the EU to take urgent action on deforestation and forest degradation Jo Blackman / Nov. 8, 2018 Clamping down on Vietnam’s illegal timber trade: EU trade agreements should signal a new era A flurry of diplomatic activity between the EU and Vietnam could have a dramatic impact on the world’s forests Jo Blackman / June 4, 2018 EU ban on illegal timber: uneven enforcement lets companies off the hook Uneven enforcement from members states is letting companies off the hook Previous Page 1 of 2 Next