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CBD-COP 11: Civil Society Opening Statement

9 oct., 2012

Español debajo Opening statement as the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity starts in Hyderabad, India. Madame Chair, distinguished delegates and observers: The CBD Alliance warmly welcomes the new CBD Executive Secretary and his stated priority: Implementation. We pledge to help as strongly as we can to achieve this priority. In view of this, we recall the triple objectives of the Convention that should be upheld as the foundation for all aspects of the Convention: from …

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Media Alert: Bioeconomy as Main Promoter of Financialization of Nature

8 oct., 2012

Hyderabad, India, 8 October 2012 Press Conference: Monday, 8 October 2012, 11am  Bioeconomy as Main Promoter of Financialization of Nature As the 11th Conference of the Parties of the Convention…

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Press Conference: Monday, 8 October 2012, 11am Bioeconomy as Main Promoter of Financialization of Nature

8 oct., 2012

As the 11th Conference of the Parties of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD COP 11) opens in Hyderabad, India, a diverse alliance of concerned environmental organizations highlight two massive…

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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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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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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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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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‘Cheering-up’ Reflections on Rio+20

8 ago., 2012

Rio 92 was first and foremost a classical deal between the South committing to some concrete sustainable development actions and the North committing to provide financial and technological support for…

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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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