July 4, 2022
Several Indigenous communities, who had reclaimed their ancestral lands taken away by companies, have recently been targeted by armed fazendeiros (agrarian latifundists) mobs in different regions of Brazil. The official recognition of these areas as Indigenous land can be an arduous process. It’s often hampered by legal actions carried out by the fazendeiros, and the […]
Read MoreJuly 4, 2022
EPN International, together with its member organisation Fern, is seeking a Policy Advisor to work on the Single-Use Directive and related packaging policy work at the EU level. The position will ideally be based in Brussels, hosted by Fern at its office. Remote working is possible, as long as there is the commitment to frequent […]
Read MoreJune 28, 2022
How is it that governments are encouraging the biomass industry to burn huge amounts of wood from forests as a “climate solution”, when it is a scientific fact that burning wood emits at least as much carbon as coal per unit of energy produced, and usually more? Something has gone badly awry. What is it […]
Read MoreJune 23, 2022
A new report from the Environmental Paper Network reveals another case of “Conflict Plantations,” this time in Chile. Since May 7th the military police have been sent again to garrison Araucania, Southern-central Chile, where the pulp & paper industry is embroiled in a longstanding conflict with the Mapuche indigenous people. This is not a good […]
Read MoreJune 22, 2022
By Excluding Their Forestry Operations, The Pulp Companies Do Not Report The Biggest Source Of Their Emissions; Mill Expansions Are Set To Increase These Emissions. Ahead of a stakeholder meeting in which Asia Pulp & Paper (APP), one of Indonesia’s largest pulp & paper companies, is expected to make announcements regarding its ‘Net-Zero’ emissions pledge, […]
Read MoreMay 20, 2022
The Buy Responsibly Foundation (Fundacja Kupuj Odpowiedzialnie) is a Polish organization with a focus on sustainable development, environmental protection, responsible consumption, and production. Peter Gerhardt from EPN reached out to Marysia Huma who has worked for the Buy Responsibly Foundation since the beginning: How did you get involved in environmental protection? I became increasingly interested […]
Read MoreApril 27, 2022
Street protests in Germany, Netherlands and UK accompanied by international social media action, denouncing Vattenfall’s investments in wood bioenergy as well as continued fossil fuel burning 27th April 2022 – Today, ahead of tomorrow’s Vattenfall AGM, banner protests against the company’s investment in and expansion of wood bioenergy are being held at the site of […]
Read MoreApril 13, 2022
A banner protest which took place on 27th of April outside Vattenfall’s Moabit Power Station in Berlin, Germany. During April several biomass industry events are taking place in Europe, including the AGMs of Drax and Vattenfall and the Argus Biomass Conference. Members of our Forest, Climate and Biomass Working group held a day of action […]
Read MoreApril 1, 2022
ARA is a German organisation that campaigns successfully for the protection of tropical forests and their inhabitants. Peter Gerhardt from EPN reached out to Monika Nolle, who is a founding member of ARA. How did you get involved in environmental protection? I have been loving forests since I was a child, always escaping into the […]
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