Liberia: On Cusp of Climate Negotiations, European Union (EU) to Axe Successful Forest Trade Treaties with African Nations

Despite challenging context of poverty, climate change, rising debt and a Europe distracted by conflicts elsewhere, Cameroon and Liberia taking heroic steps to protect their forests and share forest benefits with local communities.

As the international COP29 climate talks begin in Baku, Azerbaijan next week, the European Union has suddenly decided to cut its support for forest trade treaties – called Forest Law Enforcement Governance and Trade (FLEGT) Voluntary Partnership Agreements (VPAs) –…