We💚Forests!

Bambi needs you! 

Do you love forests? Do you care about the destruction of forests caused by your shopping? Now is the time to speak up! Join our famous forest friends, like Bambi, Winnie-the-Pooh and Mowgli, to urge our politicians to commit to the EU deforestation law (EUDR). This law will protect what we love.

Chocolate, coffee, wooden furniture, shampoo containing palm oil and milk and meat from cows fed on soy all have one thing in common: forests are being destroyed to produce them. In 2020, almost 1.2 million Europeans collectively demanded legislation to end deforestation for their groceries. The result of this joint effort was realised in 2023 when the EU Commission, EU countries and EU parliament sealed the landmark EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR). However, with just six months to go until this law comes into effect, there is a lot of opposition from countries, companies and politicians to weaken it or to further delay it. 

Protecting forests for a liveable planet
Protecting forests is not a luxury, it is a necessity. Forests are vital for keeping the planet liveable: they absorb lots of carbon and regulate the weather. They are home to incredible biodiversity, and millions of people rely on them for a living.  By 2035, the law could protect over 8 million hectares of forest worldwide from EU consumption — an area approximately the size of Austria!

We need to act now — collectively, as we have done before — to ensure that politicians like European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen fulfil their promises and end our complicity in the destruction of the world's forests. The law should not be further tinkered with and we need the law now. We must support the EUDR to secure a just and sustainable future.

Act now! 

Join the call of our favourite characters, Bambi, Winnie-the-Pooh, Mowgli, Alice in Wonderland, Hansel and Gretel, and Peter Pan:

Ursula von der Leyen*:  WE💚FORESTS. Show your commitment to the EUDR and help protect what we love! #Together4Forests

You are welcome to use the WE💚FORESTS logo. 

*Ursula von der Leyen on Bluesky, instagram, Facebook, TikTok, LinkedIn