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Biomasa forestal para energía: FAO y forestales, sí; ecologistas, no

21 Mar, 2017

A cuarenta y seis ONG ecologistas y de ayuda al desarrollo no les ha sentado nada bien que la FAO haya dedicado hoy el Día Internacional de los Bosques a la energía. Así lo han hecho saber en una carta dirigida a su director general, José Graziano da Silva. Mientras dichas ONG resaltan “los importantes impactos negativos para el medio ambiente, comunidades locales, salud humana, clima y bosques del uso creciente de la bioenergía”, la FAO la considera crucial para …

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Denuncian que en el Día Internacional de los Bosques la FAO promueva quemarlos

21 Mar, 2017

46 organizaciones europeas, entre ellas Ecologistas en Acción, firman una carta dirigida a la FAO en rechazo a su campaña sobre el Día Mundial de los Bosques, que promociona la…

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Casi medio centenar de ong critica que la fao promueva quemar árboles

21 Mar, 2017

– Hoy se celebra el Día Internacional de los Bosques MADRID, 21 (SERVIMEDIA) Un total de 46 ONG y alianzas europeas han enviado una carta al director general y al…

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Los ecologistas afean a la FAO que promocione “la quema de los bosques”

21 Mar, 2017

El organismo de la ONU sobre alimentación conmociona al planeta al señalar a los bosques como “fuente de energía natural”. Medio centenar de organizaciones le reclaman que “deje de legitimar…

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Bioenergy Burns Forests

21 Mar, 2017

March 20, 2017: The UNFAO’s “Forests and Energy” theme for this year’s International Day of Forests on March 21 misleadingly promotes bioenergy from burning wood from forests as well as…

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Green groups urge FAO to change “misleading” forest definition

21 Mar, 2017

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”…

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Biomass under fire from environmental groups

21 Mar, 2017

By Tildy Bayar Environmental groups this week urged the United Nations to consider the ‘serious negative impacts’ of using biomass for energy. In a letter sent to the director-general of…

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FAO’s Bioenergy Themed International Day Of Forests Is A Threat To Mother Earth

21 Mar, 2017

Every year, 21st March is celebrated as the International Day of Forests, so designated by the United Nations to highlight the importance of forests. This year, the Food and Agriculture…

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FAO’s Bioenergy Themed International Day of Forests is a Threat to Mother Earth

21 Mar, 2017

This blog was originally published on countercurrents.org By Souparna Lahiri* Every year, 21st March is celebrated as the International Day of Forests, so designated by the United Nations to highlight…

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21 Marzo -Día Internacional de los Bosques – ¡La FAO debe reconocer que las plantaciones de árboles NO son bosques!

17 Mar, 2017

La anticuada definición de bosques de la FAO ha permitido que, detrás de una imagen positiva, las industrias de la madera, la celulosa, el papel y el empaquetado oculten los…

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América Latina, donde el ecologismo cuesta la vida

13 Mar, 2017

Isidro Baldenegro tenía 51 años. Era un activista indígena mexicano. El jueves 12 de enero del presente año fue a la comunidad de Coloradas La Virgen. Una tía suya estaba…

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Stop the ECB subsidising climate disaster

8 Mar, 2017

Since June 2016, the European Central Bank (ECB) has injected around 67 billion euro into the Eurozone economy to fund corporate bond purchases. This is part of a money creation…

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As water scarcity deepens across Latin America, political instability grows

1 Mar, 2017

In Bolivia, Peru and Ecuador disputes over water shortages are part of a wider fight for equal access and shared responsibility… Read the original article here.

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Olympia: Und täglich grüßt das Murmeltier…

16 Feb, 2017

In einem Jahr beginnt die Winter-Olympiade in Südkorea. Wird sie den gleichen Widerstand in der Bevölkerung hervorrufen wie Rio 2016? 2018 wird die Winter-Olympiade in Pyeongchang (Südkorea) veranstaltet. Aufgrund des…

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Ghana asked to adopt Community Conservation Resilience Initiative

13 Feb, 2017

Mrs Simone Lovera, the Executive Director of Global Forest Coalition (GFC), has asked Ghana to adopt the Community Conservation Resilience Initiative (CCRI) to protect the country’s forest reserves. Read the…

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Ghana asked to adopt Community Conservation Resilience Initiative

9 Feb, 2017

Mrs Simone Lovera, the Executive Director of Global Forest Coalition (GFC), has asked Ghana to adopt the Community Conservation Resilience Initiative (CCRI) to protect the country’s forest reserves. Read the…

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Stakeholders Sensitize On Forest Conservation

9 Feb, 2017

Mrs Simone Lovera, the Executive Director of Global Forest Coalition (GFC), has asked Ghana to adopt the Community Conservation Resilience Initiative (CCRI) to protect the country’s forest reserves. Read the…

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