FERN is a non-governmental organisation (NGO) and a Dutch Stichting created in 1995 to keep track of the European Union’s involvement in forests and coordinate NGO activities at the European level. FERN works to achieve environmental and social justice with a focus on forests and forest peoples' rights in the policies and practices of the European Union. All of our work is done in close collaboration with social and environmental organisations and movements across the world. The name FERN was chosen because ferns are one of the few species that grow in all forests. FERN has no director and strives to make decisions by consensus. This drives our way of working which is to open rather than occupy space for dialogue on the issues that affect forests and the environment. FERN has staffed offices in Brussels, Belgium, Moreton-in-Marsh, UK and an administrative office in Leiden, the Netherlands.
FERN’s vision is to seek a world in which environmental, social and economic justice is fully integrated at all levels and people have a voice in decisions affecting their lives and livelihoods. FERN’s mission is to achieve greater environmental and social justice, focusing on forests and forest peoples’ rights in the policies and practices of the European Union.
| Location: | Bruxelles - Belgium  |
| Desc: | FERN: tracking EU policies, focusing on forests. |
| Category: | Environment and Nature - Environmental Health - Organizations |
| Tags: | Fern A Non-Governmental Organisation - Environmental And Social Justice - Environmental Organization - Fern Environmental Organization - Environmental - Forests And Forest Peoples’ Rights - Forests - Forest Peoples’ Rights - Fern Focusing On Forests |
