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In 10 states, compensatory afforestation violating forest rights and conservation laws

15 Nov, 2017

Photo: In many areas, plantations were fenced off, blocking access of local communities to the forest. Credit: Kumar Sambhav Shrivastava / Flickr All the 52 compensatory afforestation plantations in Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand and Odisha were taken up on community forest lands. Plantations carried out under Compensatory Afforestation Fund Management and Planning Authority (CAMPA) in 10 states are in violations of the Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980 and the Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Rights) Act, 2006 (FRA), …

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Indigenous West Sumatran Women Protect Forest

19 Oct, 2017

Uslaini or Chaus comes from a farming family of the Minangkabau indigenous tribe in West Sumatra. She is also an activist and work for the development of rural communities and…

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RCEP In India: A Creamy Deal For Transnational Dairy Corporations, Growing Resistance From Farmers

7 Oct, 2017

Co-Written by GRAIN & Ashlesha Khadse Originall published by CounterCurrents.org on October 3, 2017 Featured photo by: Farmers of the Karnataka Farmers movement (KRRS) mobilize against unfair prices as part…

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Portugal’s perfect fire-storm: Industrial tree plantations and climate change

20 Sep, 2017

On the occasion of this year’s International Day Against Monoculture Tree Plantations (21 September), OLIVER MUNNION reminds us of the importance of conserving and restoring natural forests. The piece is…

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How indigenous nomadic pastoralists in Iran are using GIS maps to defend and conserve their territories

9 Aug, 2017

This photo essay is originally published in Intercontinental Cry. Community members analyzing a map during a Participatory GIS (PGIS) mapping exercise. PGIS places control on access and use of culturally…

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“Insistir en la carretera por el TIPNIS es hacerse el harakiri”

6 Aug, 2017

Cree que es posible generar una alternativa al modelo y crear una agenda del TIPNIS hacia futuro. Pablo Solón, exembajador de Bolivia ante la ONU y actual director de la…

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El Gobierno portugués sufre las primeras críticas por la tragedia

19 Jun, 2017

Los servicios de bomberos temen que aumente la cifra de muertos en un incendio que sigue creciendo. Read the original article here

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Portuguese wildfires: early warnings hindered by damaged phone lines

19 Jun, 2017

Prime minister says telephone cables and communications towers were destroyed by wildfires that have killed at least 62 people. Read the original article here

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Indigenous Mapuche Play Key Role Protecting Chile’s Environment

4 Jun, 2017

On World Environment Day, teleSUR takes a look at Mapuche community conservation and practices with this photos essay by Carolina Lagos, Global Forest Coalition and Colective VientoSur. Read the original…

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‘Marriage of death’: Protesters oppose Bayer-Monsanto merger

28 Apr, 2017

At Bayer’s annual general meeting in Bonn, environmentalists and politicians voiced discontent over the proposed takeover. Both companies have come under fire for substandard ethical and environmental practices. Read the…

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Bayer/Monsanto in Paraguay: Im Würgegriff des Agrobusiness

27 Apr, 2017

Zur Rolle Monsantos in Paraguay und wahrscheinlichen Folgen nach einer Fusion mit dem deutschen Bayer-Konzern Read the original article here

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El conflicto de la soja en Paraguay

25 Apr, 2017

El agrónomo Miguel Lovera es conocido en ese país por su postura contra los cultivos transgénicos. Sin embargo, esta modalidad de producción está muy extendida en la región. Read the…

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Indigenous Communities are at the Heart of Conserving Biodiversity and Protecting Mother Earth

21 Apr, 2017

A photo essay by our member PACOS Trust, Malaysia. On Earth Day, this photo essay celebrates the beautiful interdependence between indigenous communities and nature. It shows various indigenous communities from…

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Environmentalists slam planned Bangladesh power plants near protected Sundarbans

21 Apr, 2017

By Rina Chandran MUMBAI, April 21 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – More than 70 environmental groups have warned the construction of power plants near the Sundarbans in Bangladesh, a mangrove forest…

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Q&A: Forests soak up greenhouse gases, so how do we ensure their protection?

30 Mar, 2017

Our Mary Lou Malig was on panel and Ashlesha Khadse was participant. Every year, 18 million hectares of tree cover – an area the size of England and Wales –…

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Brazil beef scandal highlights dangers of industrial livestock farming

27 Mar, 2017

By Robert Soutar, Cristina Veiga Chinese demand is driving beef production in Brazil but producers have been found selling contaminated meat. Read the original article here

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How China’s Growing Appetite for Meat Affects Us All

24 Mar, 2017

By Betty Richardson The human connection with beef is one that has served our kind well. According to primatologists, the fundamental separator between humans and our closest genetic neighbors, the…

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