Saskia Ozinga

Saskia Ozinga

Saskia Ozinga is campaign coordinator of the social and environmental justice NGO FERN, which she co-founded in 1995, and which monitors the European Union’s involvement in forests. She is also the facilitator of the Forest Movement Europe, a grouping of 45 NGOs from across Europe working on forest issues. She has authored or co-authored numerous books and reports on topics including forest policy, illegal timber and community rights.

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The EU's 'stolen goods'

The EU's 'stolen goods'

almost 11 years ago // Environment

Commercial agriculture is fueling illegal deforestation, which have resulted in "catastrophic" consequences not just in the climate change fight but for forest-dependent communities themselves. How can the EU lead efforts to protect these tropical forests?