Bosques y Cambio Climático

Bioenergy and Forests

15 abr., 2015

This editorial is part of Forest Cover issue nº47. If you want to read or download the rest of the articles please go to https://globalforestcoalition.org/resources/forest-cover-issues/forest-cover-47-bioenergy-special-edition By Rachel Smolker, Biofuelwatch, USA Board member of the Global Forest Coalition Forests continue to be caught in the climate crosshairs. On the one hand, REDD and forest offsets are promoted as ‘protecting carbon sinks’, with the potential to create profits for carbon market players. On the other hand, subsidies and targets for renewable energy …

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About Dignity and Transformation – Where will the SDGs lead us?

26 feb., 2015

by Ashish Kothari and Simone Lovera Timed perhaps as a new year gift to the world, the UN Secretary General put out in December 2014 a boldly worded document ‘The Road…

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Burning the Planet, One Climate COP at a time

13 dic., 2014

For the third year in a row, a typhoon wreaked havoc on the Philippines during a Conference of Parties (COP) of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC).…

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NEW REPORT – A Global Overview of Wood-based Bioenergy: Production, Consumption, Trends and Impacts

10 dic., 2014

Lima, Perú – In the context of the different international negotiations, including the current UNFCCC’s COP20, bioenergy and an entire bioeconomy are promoted as solutions to climate and economic crisis.…

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Briefing Paper: What can Indigenous Peoples, local communities and women expect from Global Climate and Forests Funds in terms of their rights?

7 nov., 2014

We are happy to announce the launch of a new briefing paper by the Global Forest Coalition entitled: What can Indigenous Peoples, local communities and women expect from Global Climate and…

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Protect Gariwong Mountain – Letter to the International Olympic Committee

17 oct., 2014

To 
the International Olympic Committee Château de Vidy, Case postale 356 1001 Lausanne Switzerland. Phone +41 21 621 61 11 Dear Madam, Sir, On behalf of Friends of the Earth…

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Appeal to India & to the UN on Forest Communities’ Biodiversity & Human Rights based Development

14 oct., 2014

Contact-address of this appeal: toimisto@maanystavat.fi , Friends of the Earth Finland We appeal to India and to the UN governing bodies on human rights and biodiversity to ensure that the rights and…

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46th issue of Forest Cover, the newsletter of the Global Forest Coalition

8 oct., 2014

In this new issue of Forest Cover 46 you will find an interesting editorial on the views of civil society in the Pacific about the 3rd United Nations Small Islands…

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Iberá in conflict: national route 118 blocked in demand of land and against forestry plantations

22 sept., 2014

Press Release: Corrientes Capital City, September 17, 2014 – Farmer organizations, unions, social and environmental organizations request the ownership of the lands of the San Nicolás Foundation, taken for the provincial…

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Invitación a firmar la declaración de rechazo a la captura de la Cumbre Climática de la ONU por las transnacionales

10 sept., 2014

Hacemos un llamado a todos los movimientos y organizaciones sociales, a las agrupaciones ambientales y de justicia climática, a unirse a nuestro llamado a la acción y a firmar la…

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Invitation a signer la declaration dénonçant la main-mise des multinationales sur le sommet sur le climat de l’ONU

10 sept., 2014

Nous appelons toutes les organisations, tous les mouvements sociaux, tous les groupes et mouvements pour la justice climatique à se joindre à nous pour cet appel à l’action et à…

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Invitation to sign on statement to denounce corporate takeover of Climate Summit

9 sept., 2014

We call upon all fellow social movements, peoples organizations and environmental and climate justice movements to sign on this statement and join us in this call to action. On the 23rd…

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CONSERVATION OF THE RUSSIAN NATURE, PROTECTION OF THE ENVIRONMENT AND HEALTH OF THE POPULATION – THIS IS NOT POLITICAL ACTIVITY!

9 sept., 2014

Statement by the Russian Socio-Ecological Union about “foreign agents” Dear Mr. Vladimir Putin! Russian public organization «Socio-Ecological Union» is concerned by the recent increase of pressure on active environmental and health…

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Letter to the Russian Ministry of Justice in Support of Ecodefense.

20 ago., 2014

Letter by Friends of the Earth, France  Mr. Alexander Konovalov, On July 21st, the Russian government included one the oldest environmental non-governmental organization Ecodefense on the Ministry of Justice “foreign…

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Margarita Declaration on Climate Change. Social PreCOP Preparatory Meeting: Changing the system, not the climate

28 jul., 2014

We, women and men representing social movements and organizations, gathered in Margarita Island from July 15th thru 18th 2014, committed to the Good Living, in harmony with the ecosystems of the Earth as a…

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GFC’s Annual Report 2013

18 jul., 2014

  We are happy to bring to you our Annual Report for  the year 2013.Find out about our work and the development of our campaigns spanning from India to Colombia…

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The Biggest Land Grabbing in Africa – PROSAVANNA

9 jun., 2014

(cross.posted via https://www.facebook.com/inusso.jamal#) One of the biggest land grabbing in Africa its about to happen: “press release: National Campaign to PROSAVANA in may 2013, more than 20 civil society organizations and…

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