We use science and the law to protect forests and the climate
Forests are essential for a climate safe future. We must halt the loss and degradation of forest ecosystems to preserve the web of life and mitigate climate change.
The Forest Litigation Collaborative works internationally to protect and restore forest ecosystems through strategic litigation.
Latest Cases
Europe
Contesting false removals from BioCCS and biochar in the EU’s CRCF
The EU’s Carbon Removals and Carbon Farming (CRCF) Regulation promotes biomass with carbon capture and storage, as well as biochar, to help pull CO2 out of the atmosphere. However, these activities can make climate change worse unless they’re carefully executed. The European Commission has failed to include guardrails in the "removals" delegated act that implements the Regulation.View Case
Europe
Sustainable Finance Taxonomy greenwashing, EU
The EU’s Sustainable Finance Taxonomy sets the rules under which economic activities can be labelled as green, thus potentially affecting trillions in investments. However, the criteria for forestry and biomass energy projects fail to meet the main requirement of the Taxonomy – that projects actually mitigate climate change.View Case