140+ NGOs urge EU institutions to give teeth to EU deforestation law

The trilogue negotiations for an EU deforestation law, where the European Commission, the Council and the European Parliament sit together to agree on a final text, have just kicked off. Expected to be adopted by the end of this year, this law has the potential to determine the future of forests and other valuable natural ecosystems in Europe and in the rest of the world, as well as the future wellbeing of countless Indigenous and local communities.

In a statement, more than 140 NGOs from the ever-growing #Together4Forests movement urge the EU decision-makers to raise their ambition and list the essential elements needed for an effective EU deforestation law. “The severity of droughts, fires, storms and floods affecting Europe and countries around the world shows that there is no time to lose,” reads the statement.

You can read the statement here.