Hatchet Job on the Forest Monitoring Law – What Next?
Drafted by NGOs and scientists, this briefing analyses EU Forest Monitoring Law (FML) negotiations, where both the Council and Parliament proposed drastically weakening the European Commission’s proposal for science-based monitoring. To rescue the FML, MEPs need to significantly improve the Parliament’s text, showing that they understand the centrality of accurate scientific information to the sustainable management of forests.
19/09 UPDATE: On September 16 2025, after publication of the above NGO briefing, MEPs submitted last-minute amendments to the Forest Monitoring Law that were accepted by the co-rapporteurs.
Learn more here – Analysis: Do the last-minute amendments rescue the FML?
Read the initial briefing
