On 21 March, the International Day of Forests, 200 organizations have petitioned the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) stating that its forest definition dating back to 1948 is “misleading” and must be changed. According to the petition signatories, the FAO definition has allowed the plantations industry to hide the “devastating ecological and social impacts of large-scale monoculture tree plantations” behind a positive forest image.
International Day of Forests: Forests mean life, not business
As we mark the International Day of Forests this Saturday, March 21, we come together to reiterate our united resolve to stand up to the complex and multitude threats that continue to face our forests and the rights of those who depend on and protect them. In...
