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UNFF12 – the most quiet session so far

19 May, 2017

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By Andrey Laletin* The twelfth session of the United Nations Forum on Forests (UNFF-12) took place at the UN headquarters in New York in May 1-5, 2017. There were more than 300 participants, but only a few representatives from the civil society, mostly UNFF focal points for the different Major Groups. The meeting addressed a number of issues, including the implementation of the UN Strategic Plan for Forests 2017-2030 (UNSPF), which was agreed in January 2017 during UNFF Working Group …

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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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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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