Fern NGO 66d ago

Amid growing geopolitical tensions, the EU has recently accelerated its strategy to secure trade deals in the name of economic security. After nine years of negotiations, the EU and Indonesia signed a Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) and an Investment Protection Agreement (IPA) in September 2025. In this webinar, leading trade experts Axel Marx and James Harrison present their analysis of these trade deals’ impacts on Indonesian forests and peoples. The webinar also explores key innovations, risks and mitigation measures to consider as the agreements enter the ratification process. Speakers: - James Harrison, Co-Director of the Centre for Human Rights in Practice, School of Law, University of Warwick - Axel Marx, Deputy Director, Leuven Centre for Global Governance Studies - Perrine Fournier, Forest, Trade and Mining Campaigner, Fern Select the Indonesian audio track for interpretation.