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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” 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. Read the original article here

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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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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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National CCRI workshops held in Africa

22 Feb, 2017

By Kureeba David* The Global Forest Coalition, in partnership with host Community Conservation Resilience Initiative (CCRI) institutions in selected countries, organised three national workshops on CCRI in Africa at the…

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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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Here We Go Again: The South Korea Olympics will kick off one year today. Will they face the same popular resistance as Rio?

9 Feb, 2017

One year today, the 2018 Winter Olympics will kick off in Pyeongchang, South Korea. Because of the spy-novel-worthy Russian doping scandal and the full-throttle debacle known as the Rio Olympics,…

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Report by the Global Forest Coalition on the impact of beef production

12 Jan, 2017

This report, entitled ‘What’s at Steak? The Real Cost of Meat’ published by the Global Forest Coalition in December 2016, emphasises the negative impact of industrial livestock production on forests,…

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La tecnología del exterminio

8 Jan, 2017

Biología sintética, “Genes Drives” o “impulsores genéticos” Las diversas formas de vida que conocemos sobre el planeta tierra vienen evolucionando desde hace 4.000 millones de años. El homo sapiens surgió…

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