Press releases

Activist Groups Denounce Bio-economy and Sustainable Biomass Myth on International Day against Monoculture Tree Plantations

20 Sep, 2012

 Asuncion/London/Glasgow/Buffalo On the occasion of the International Day of Protest Against Monoculture Tree Plantations {1}, the Global Forest Coalition [2], Biofuelwatch [3] Critical Information Collective [4] and Global Justice Ecology Project [5] warn against EU and US plans to expand the bio-economy [6].  This new industrial strategy assumes that massive amounts of additional biomass could be produced sustainably in order to be burned for industrial and commercial electricity and heat, or processed to replace petroleum fuels used in transportation or …

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The government has taken sides in the struggle to save the Ojnare forest (Sweden)

13 Aug, 2012

(cross-posted) Press release from Protect the Forest 2012-08- 13 The organization Protect the Forest criticizes the government for their implicit support for the destruction of the Ojnare forest, on the…

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Press Release: GMO Trees and the Green Economy: Green Deserts for All?

19 Jun, 2012

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil–While the highly controversial “Sustainable Energy for All” initiative [1] is underway today at Energy Day at the Rio+20 Conference on Sustainable Development, the international STOP GE…

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Media Release: International Environmental Organizations Condemn IKEA’s Logging of Old-growth Forests in Russia

16 May, 2012

The Swedish-owned international furniture retailer, IKEA, is logging old-growth forests and other high conservation value forests in Russian Karelia[1] through its subsidiary Swedwood. A petition has been launched by Swedish NGO…

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Forest Campaigners Denounce REDD as a Grimm Fairy Tale; Indigenous Communities Declare Safeguards Will Not Work

29 Nov, 2011

Durban, South Africa – At the inauguration of United Nations COP17, Global Forest Coalition has published a series of “Grimm REDD Fairy Tales” [1] to assist delegates in distinguishing truth from…

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Media release: Earth Day – European environmentalists support Italian environmental group targeted by paper industry

25 Apr, 2011

More than 50 environmental organizations – European, international and Indonesian – sign statement in support of the NGO Terra!, targeted by the Italian paper company Cartiere Pigna.   (London/Rome, April…

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Cancun: Anger grows at World Bank role in climate finance

8 Dec, 2010

MARCH TO KEEP WORLD BANK OUT OF CLIMATE FINANCE DATE: Wednesday, Dec 8th TIME: gather 9:30am, march at 10am LOCATION: rally and march leaving from Palacio Municipal Rally will be…

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Protests Inside and Outside COP-16 Climate Summit Expose the Corrupt COP Process, Uphold Cochabamba People’s Agreement as Path towards Real Solutions

8 Dec, 2010

Media Contacts: IEN media hotline: +52 998 108 0748 Jeff Conant, Global Justice Ecology Project: +52 998 165 7349 (English & Español) Jen Soriano, Grassroots Global Justice US 415-572-7154, jen@ggjalliance.org…

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International Day of Action for Climate Justice

7 Dec, 2010

Press release – La Via Campesina See the full list of actions around the world (Cancun, 7 December 2010) Thousands of people affected by and concerned for the destruction of…

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DECEMBER 7 DAY OF ACTION: SOCIAL MOVEMENTS BRING HOPE AS COP-16 FALTERS

7 Dec, 2010

1000 cancuns december 7 Global Well-Being MEDIA ADVISORY December 6, 2010 30 Events Across the U.S. and Canada to Build Alternative Solutions to the Climate Crisis, part of the 1000…

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New Report Exposes UN REDD Program as Fundamentally Flawed

7 Dec, 2010

From Indigenous Environmental Network, Global Justice Ecology Project, World Rainforest Movement, ETC Group and Carbon Trade Watch December 6, 2010 Indigenous and NGO Groups Warn that REDD and other carbon…

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Minga Informativa de Movimientos Sociales

6 Dec, 2010

English below Arranca Foro Global por la Vida y la justicia Ambiental y Social: A descarrilar los mercados de carbono, convoca La Vía Campesina en Cancún Equipo de comunicación Cloc/Vía…

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Biofuels – a Failure for Africa

3 Dec, 2010

PRESS RELEASE- Thursday 2 December 2010 African Biodiversity Network, The Gaia Foundation Biofuels are failing Africa, in contrast to the many promises that fuelled their growth, a new report from…

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Forest Policy Fails to Address the Underlying Causes of Deforestation and Degradation

1 Dec, 2010

Excessive Demand for Woodand Land is the Major Cause of Deforestation, a New Global Forest Coalition Report Reveals Cancun, Mexico, 1 December 2010 – Areport released by the Global Forest…

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Forest Policy Fails to Address the Underlying Causes of Deforestation and Degradation

1 Dec, 2010

Press release Excessive Demand for Wood and Land is the Major Cause of Deforestation, a New Global Forest Coalition Report Reveals Cancun, Mexico, 1 December 2010 – A report released…

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Global Forest Coalition Press Conference

1 Dec, 2010

Español debajo MEDIA ADVISORY: November 30, 2010 PRESS CONFERENCE: Global Forest Coalition Report Reveals that Excessive Demand for Wood is the Major Cause of Deforestation What: Press conference by the…

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Climate Justice Now! Demands Social Justice at COP16

30 Nov, 2010

Source: Climate Justice Now! Espanol debajo CANCUN, MEXICO– Members of Climate Justice Now!, a global network of more than 140 movements and organizations committed to the fight for social, ecological…

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