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5 December 2022

Why the EU’s new deforestation law matters to all of us

Communities & forests

Forests & trade

Forests

17 January 2022

Broadening participation in law reform to protect our forests

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30 June 2021

How ClientEarth supports community forestry in Southeast Asia

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9 March 2021

Evaluating the Republic of Congo’s new forest law

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18 January 2021

Atewa Forest: Protecting a climate hotspot for West Africa

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27 November 2020

Protecting Ghana’s Atewa Range Forest Reserve from Bauxite mining

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19 September 2020

New ClientEarth law reform guide can help strengthen forest governance

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7 August 2020

How the Republic of Congo’s new forest law can help preserve world’s ‘second lung’

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Communities & forests

6 August 2020

Empowering women and protecting forests in Liberia

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20 May 2020

New ClientEarth legal toolkit helps build community forestry laws

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15 April 2020

Lawyers wait on detail of Republic of Congo’s new forest law

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26 September 2019

Five priorities for community forestry laws in the Republic of Congo
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