Bosques y Cambio Climático

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 pressure to the current climate crises drawing on Rio+20 and its “Green Economy” and the latest climate talks in Bangkok . It also includes two analysis from different points of view from the latest Rio+20 Summit also known as the ‘Earth Summit’, 20 years later from the original in 1992; …

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Biodiversity and Livelihoods under Attack from Industrial Bio-economy Strategy

25 sept., 2012

The EU is rapidly developing a new type of ‘post-fossil fuel’ economy, dubbed the ‘bio-economy’ (as described in the report “Bio-economies: the EU’s real ‘Green Economy’ agenda? 1), and…

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On 21st September the world must know the true costs of industrial monoculture tree plantations

21 sept., 2012

Externalised costs and the harmful effects of industrial tree plantations need to be far better understood by governments in Africa and elsewhere around the world. The numerous social problems and negative…

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

20 sept., 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…

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Updates on REDD+ Negotiations in Bangkok

6 sept., 2012

The negotiations on REDD+here in Bangkok focus on future financing mechanisms. A full-day workshop was held on Thursday, where it became very clear that few if any countries expect any…

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REDD+ Finance should be Public, include “Non-carbon” Benefits, says South

3 sept., 2012

(cross-posted from Third World Network Bangkok Climate News Update No. 4) Bangkok, 31 August (Hilary Chiew) – Developing countries continue to stress that forest-related activities under the UN Framework Convention on…

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Farmers’ Actions Victoriously Shut down Bioethanol Plant

31 ago., 2012

Demanding the EcoFuel to immediately vacate their land Manila, PHILIPPINES – In a joint statement today, the Asian Peasant Coalition (APC), the Kilusang Magbubukid ng Pilipinas (KMP) and the Danggayan dagiti Mannalon ti…

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Farmers’ militant actions victoriously shut down the bioethanol plant – Demanding the EcoFuel to immediately vacate their land

30 ago., 2012

August 30, 2012 Manila, PHILIPPINES – In a joint statement today, the Asian Peasant Coalition (APC), the Kilusang Magbubukid ng Pilipinas (KMP) and the Danggayan dagiti Mannalon ti Isabela (DAGAMI-Isabela), said that…

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Missing the Woods for the Trees?

27 ago., 2012

(a commentary on the recent debates around ecotourism) cross-posted from EQUATIONS August 2012 Ecotourism is increasingly being seen as a driver for the eradication of poverty through economic development of communities,…

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

13 ago., 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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Sustainable Energy for All Initiative – Energy expansion at any cost − Reflections on the UN “Sustainable Energy for All Day, 20th June –

21 jun., 2012

According to Chad Holliday, Chair of the Bank of America and Co-Chair of the Sustainable Energy for All Initiative (SEFA) is “the greatest public-private partnership of all” – approaching $50…

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Rio+20 agrees on outcome document

20 jun., 2012

Admittedly I am totally surprised, but despite the tremendous chaos at this conference here the Governments at Rio+20 here seem to have all agreed on the attached outcome document yesterday,…

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4th Agriculture and Rural Development Day – Promoting the “Cerrado [agribusiness] model”

20 jun., 2012

“Land grab may work well for everybody and must not be rejected with knee-jerk reactions.” – Rachel Kyte, World Bank Vice President for Sustainable Development and CGIAR Fund Council Chair…

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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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Cumbre de la Tierra Rio+20 Intoxicada

18 jun., 2012

Cerca de 50,000 personas se reúnen en Rio de Janeiro 20 años después de la primera Cumbre de la Tierra realizada en 1992. Es importante resaltar la importancia de este…

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Is the G20 taking over the Earth Summit agenda?

17 jun., 2012

Cross-posted from GJEP's blog climateconnections.org Press statement by the Civil Society Facilitating Committee of the Rio+20 Peoples’ Summit, June 16, 2012: It’s no coincidence that the G20 summit is taking…

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Green Economy: in the light of climate negotiations

14 jun., 2012

Since a couple of years ago, the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) is proposing to the world a new economic paradigm, known today as “Green Economy”. Since 2009, this program…

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