To support the development, implementation, monitoring and enforcement of EU legislation and policy on climate, nature and biodiversity with a focus on forests

Fern's 2024 SGA project aims to influence key EU policies on climate and sustainability through advocacy, research, and organizational development across six work packages.

Subsidie
€ 245.000
2024

Projectdetails

Introduction

Fern’s SGA for the calendar 2024 (Operating Grant LIFE-2023-NGO-OG-SGA) contains a total of six work packages, spanning various areas of focus.

Work Packages

The six work packages include:

  1. Organisational development work
  2. Climate adaptation and mitigation
  3. Bioenergy – the clean energy transition
  4. Sustainable consumption
  5. Sustainable trade
  6. Illegal logging – sustainable timber

Team and Objectives

Across these work packages, our team of 20 staff (+2 interns) will work to influence over three dozen policies that are key to the LIFE priorities. These priorities include:

  • Nature
  • Biodiversity
  • Circular Economy and Quality of Life
  • Clean Energy Transition
  • Climate Mitigation and Adaptation

Activities

Activities focus on:

  • Policy advice and advocacy
  • Facilitating access of NGOs across Europe and beyond to EU policy-making processes
  • Research, media, and communications

Office and Resources

Fern has four offices, and our Brussels office contains a Forest Desk which anyone from the NGO forest movement can use to undertake advocacy towards Brussels policymakers.

Financiële details & Tijdlijn

Financiële details

Subsidiebedrag€ 245.000
Totale projectbegroting€ 2.092.833

Tijdlijn

Startdatum1-1-2024
Einddatum31-12-2024
Subsidiejaar2024

Partners & Locaties

Projectpartners

  • STICHTING FERNpenvoerder

Land(en)

Netherlands

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