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Divest from destructive Rampal coal businesses, groups urge global investors

7 Apr, 2017

Mangrove forest in the Sundarbans. Photo: Mohammad Rakibul Hasan Press release 7th of April 2017 During the current visit of the Prime Minister of Bangladesh to India, investors in the potential financiers of, and the company behind the planned Rampal coal power plant in Bangladesh are being urged to disinvest from the project by over 70 non-governmental organizations. Non-governmental organisations from around the world today expressed their concerns in a joint letter to banks and investors with links to the …

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From the village to the United Nations: The journey for Peasants Rights

1 Apr, 2017

Photo credit: Hannes Jung By Muhammad Ikhwan* “In 2004, the idea to make a new human rights instrument for the protection of peasants rights were getting ridiculed even in the…

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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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What’s at “Steak?” The Need for a Just and Sustainable Global Food System

23 Mar, 2017

This blog was originally published on countercurrents.org Photo credit: Jason Taylor for Friends of the Earth International, 2013. CC License. Critical Information Collective. Brazil’s recent rotten meat scandal once again…

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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…

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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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“Bioenergy Burns Forests”—Environmentalists Denounce UN’s Bioenergy Themed International Day of Forests

20 Mar, 2017

March 20, 2017: The UNFAO’s [1] “Forests and Energy” theme for this year’s International Day of Forests on March 21 [2] misleadingly promotes bioenergy from burning wood from forests as…

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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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