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Solidarity with the two climate spokespersons Stine Gry and Tannie Nyboe

24 Nov, 2010

On Thursday the 25. of November at 9.00 in Copenhagen City Court the verdict will be announced in the trial against the two spokespersons Stine Gry Jonassen and Tannie Nyboe from the global network “Climate Justice Action” (CJA) You are invited to show your solidarity on Thursday at 09.00 in front of the Copenhagen City Court, Nytorv. There will be music, food and solidarity in the air. After the verdict you can come by the warm and cosy Café Under …

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Forests Rescue Plan Riddled with Uncertainties

24 Nov, 2010

Cross-posted from IPS By Stephen Leahy UXBRIDGE, Canada, Nov 23, 2010 (IPS) – Deforestation rates have slowed in Brazil and elsewhere in expectation of a windfall of green gold from…

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Earth Grab: The Rush to Make Agriculture Fuel the Global Economy

23 Nov, 2010

Ottawa, November 22, 2010. Whether we’re talking about global energy, climate change, food security or commodity trade – agriculture has quickly taken centre stage in the new global economy. It’s…

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Negative impacts of tree plantations ignored by Northern consumer countries

21 Sep, 2010

Urgent need to raise awareness that plantations are not forests Paraguay, 21 September 2010 – A worldwide coalition of environmental and indigenous groups warns that international policies governing responses to…

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New Report Reveals Major New Threats to Forests and Communities from European Bioenergy Policies

13 Sep, 2010

PRESS RELEASE Forest groups urge European governments to stop support for industrial bioenergy

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