Defending Rights

42nd issue of Forest Cover, the newsletter of the Global Forest Coalition

14 feb., 2013

We present the 42nd version of the Global Forest Coalition’s newsletter in intergovernmental forest-related policy processes: Forest Cover no.42. In the editorial you can read about REDD+ developments and other fairy tales in Doha during COP18, followed by an analysis of the COP18 main happenings written by our Latin American Indigenous Focal Point; you will also find an article on the dangerous Bieconomy’s synthetic biology proposal which depicts some of its potential social and environmental impacts which were not fully addressed during the last …

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Demolishing democracy: An Oppressive State violates its own rules – India

4 feb., 2013

Police enters our village, beat women and children, arrested villagers and cuts trees Dear Friends, In the wee hours today (at around 4 am) the police has entered into our…

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La Unión de Nativos Ayoreo de Paraguay se Manifiesta Ante una Nueva Situación que Afecta al Pueblo Ayoreo

28 nov., 2012

Opinión pública

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Turning Forests into Fuel for the New ‘Bio-economy?’: What Really Happens When Forests are Commodified-Voices From Around The World

27 nov., 2012

Doha, Qatar– As Governments gathering for the 18th Conference of the Parties of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP18) continue discussions on the need to address the drivers…

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Appeal to CBD Alliance for writing to the Prime Minister of India on violation of forest and community rights

12 oct., 2012

To the friends from International NGOs, community groups and social movements at the CBD alliance. As you are by now aware that the Indian Parliament has enacted the Scheduled Tribes…

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41st issue of Forest Cover, the newsletter of the Global Forest Coalition

28 sept., 2012

We present the 41st version of the Global Forest Coalition’s newsletter in intergovernmental forest-related policy processes: Forest Cover no.41st. In this issue you will find: an interesting editorial on the current policies that add…

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IUCN OFFICIALLY BLOCKS PARTICIPATION BY JEJU VILLAGERS WHO OPPOSE NAVAL BASE CONSTRUCTION NEAR CONVENTION

5 sept., 2012

(cross-posted from www.ifg.org) This letter is #3 in our challenges to the shocking policies of the International Union for the Conservations of Nature (IUCN). As it approaches its convention on…

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Tiger Reserves: The Realities Behind a Controversy

4 sept., 2012

Statement from the Campaign for Dignity and Survival ——- These reserves are not managed in any rational, accountable or even legal way. On Wednesday, the Supreme Court gave the Environment…

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TIPNIS UPDATES: What is Going on in Evo’s Plurinational State?

6 jul., 2012

One week has passed, and the ghost of the Coup has disappeared, and is a week since the IX Indigenous March in Defense of TIPNIS started a vigil at the…

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40th issue of Forest Cover, the newsletter of the Global Forest Coalition

23 abr., 2012

We present the most recent version of the Global Forest Coalition’s newsletter in intergovernmental forest-related policy processes: Forest Cover no.40. This issue includes articles referring to the past UNFCCC-COP17 in Durban, South Africa addressing…

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UN Intersessional Report: How will the Green Economy affect women?

9 abr., 2012

(cross-posted) Keith Brunner from Gears of Change Youth Media Project reports back from the side event “Women’s critical perspectives on the ‘green economy” carried out during the  UN Rio+20 intercessional (March25-27) at…

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Civil Society Views in Scaling up Biodiversity Finance, Resource Mobilization, and Innovative Financial Mechanisms

3 abr., 2012

GFC’s submission to the UNFCCC call for Parties and accredited organizations on modalities and procedures for financing results based-actions and activities related to decision 1/CP.16, paragraphs 68-70 and 72. This…

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New Video Reveals Global Resistance to Forest-Carbon Projects: A Darker Shade of Green Documents Critical Perspectives on REDD

24 ene., 2012

  Global Forest Coalition and Global Justice Ecology Project have produced a new video entitled A Darker Shade of Green: REDD Alert and the Future of Forests. The twenty-eight minute…

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AND THE MOST OUTRAGEOUS REDD FAIRY TALE IS…. “REDD will support Indigenous Peoples”

8 dic., 2011

Durban, South Africa – Global Forest Coalition has published a series of “Grimm REDD Fairy Tales” to assist delegates in distinguishing truth from fiction regarding the controversial program of Reducing…

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Indigenous Peoples and Allies Call for a Moratorium on REDD+

6 dic., 2011

Indigenous Peoples participating in the UNFCCC negotiations have called for a moratorium on REDD+ today. In a statement released to the press, the Global Alliance of Indigenous Peoples and Local…

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Indigenous and Community-led Forest Initiatives Offer Solutions to Today’s Problems Local Communities Need Rights and Respect, Not REDD

2 dic., 2011

Durban, South Africa – Studies show that the best guardians of forest lands are the people who live there. Indigenous Peoples and other Forest-dependent peoples agree. Yet, all over the…

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Indigenous Leaders Alert the UNFCCC and the World to the Imminent Threat that REDD Poses to their Territories and Livelihoods

1 dic., 2011

  Durban, South Africa (IPCCA). As the UNFCCC COP 17 opens in Durban, South Africa, a gathering of indigenous leaders from around the world discussing biocultural protocols and REDD warns…

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