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Reflections from the Regional Preparatory Meeting for Rio+20 for Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC)

10 oct., 2011

By Simone Lovera on 13/Sep/2011 Until now the discussions have been pretty interesting here at the regional preparatory meeting for Rio+20 for Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) and the women’s major group representatives have made a lot of impact.  Monday started with a regional consultation by United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), officially to prepare for their own Governing Council but of course we discussed the same themes. I personally felt it was quite a problematic process, in so far …

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In Memoriam: Environmentalist Ricardo Carrere

18 ago., 2011

The following is a message from the Chair of GFC, Fiu Mataese Elisara: «August 16th will be remembered as a sad day for forests and biodiversity in the world. Ricardo Carrere…

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Update from the climate talks: Spot the differences between IPCC and IPCC on renewables

10 jun., 2011

A quick first impression from the ongoing climate talks in Bonn as far as bioenergy is concerned: It is too early to say a lot about REDD as they have…

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Media release: Earth Day – European environmentalists support Italian environmental group targeted by paper industry

25 abr., 2011

More than 50 environmental organizations – European, international and Indonesian – sign statement in support of the NGO Terra!, targeted by the Italian paper company Cartiere Pigna. (London/Rome, April 22,…

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Fracturing solidarity: The Canadian Boreal Forest Agreement in context

20 abr., 2011

Note: The Indigenous Environmental Network’s Clayton Thomas-Muller is quoted in the article. Clayton is on the board of Global Justice Ecology Project (GJEP is the North America Focal Point of…

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The Luna talks?

10 dic., 2010

About REDD, LULUCF and Luna-talks By Simone Lovera, Sobrevivencia-Paraguay and Global Forest Coalition   Of course, when we arrived in Cancun and realized that the meeting venues were called Cancun…

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The Missing Delegate at Cancún: Indigenous Peoples

10 dic., 2010

cross-posted from: National Geographic blog Forest set-asides are at the heart of the United Nations’ climate negotiations, but a Native American restoration specialist says it will get the wrong people out of…

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La Vía Campesina demands environmental and social justice, and respect for Mother Earth at the UN Conference on Climate Change (COP 16)

10 dic., 2010

Españoles debajo Via Campesina Declaration in Cancún No agreement is better than a bad agreement: The people hold thousands of solutions in their hands Global Forum for Life, Environmental and Social…

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“The Voices of those Who Speak for Mother Earth Must Not Be Silenced”

10 dic., 2010

Statement By Tom Goldtooth, Leader of the Indigenous Environmental Network Delegation to UNFCCC COP-16 Negotiations Dec 9, 2010 Media Contacts: (interviews available in Spanish & English) IEN media hotline: +52…

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Cancun: Anger grows at World Bank role in climate finance

8 dic., 2010

MARCH TO KEEP WORLD BANK OUT OF CLIMATE FINANCE DATE: Wednesday, Dec 8th TIME: gather 9:30am, march at 10am LOCATION: rally and march leaving from Palacio Municipal Rally will be…

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Protests Inside and Outside COP-16 Climate Summit Expose the Corrupt COP Process, Uphold Cochabamba People’s Agreement as Path towards Real Solutions

8 dic., 2010

Media Contacts: IEN media hotline: +52 998 108 0748 Jeff Conant, Global Justice Ecology Project: +52 998 165 7349 (English & Español) Jen Soriano, Grassroots Global Justice US 415-572-7154, jen@ggjalliance.org…

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International Day of Action for Climate Justice

7 dic., 2010

  Press release – La Via Campesina See the full list of actions around the world (Cancun, 7 December 2010) Thousands of people affected by and concerned for the destruction…

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DECEMBER 7 DAY OF ACTION: SOCIAL MOVEMENTS BRING HOPE AS COP-16 FALTERS

7 dic., 2010

1000 cancuns december 7 Global Well-Being MEDIA ADVISORY December 6, 2010 30 Events Across the U.S. and Canada to Build Alternative Solutions to the Climate Crisis, part of the 1000…

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New Report Exposes UN REDD Program as Fundamentally Flawed

7 dic., 2010

From Indigenous Environmental Network, Global Justice Ecology Project, World Rainforest Movement, ETC Group and Carbon Trade Watch December 6, 2010 Indigenous and NGO Groups Warn that REDD and other carbon…

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Intervention on CDM

6 dic., 2010

Intervention on CDM in the CMP, by Fiu Elisara Delivered at the CMP plenary at the UNFCCC COP16 in Cancun, Mexico December 1, 2010   Fellow humans,   Much of…

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Minga Informativa de Movimientos Sociales

6 dic., 2010

English below Arranca Foro Global por la Vida y la justicia Ambiental y Social: A descarrilar los mercados de carbono, convoca La Vía Campesina en Cancún Equipo de comunicación Cloc/Vía…

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CJN! Intervention at SBI

6 dic., 2010

Climate Justice Now Intervention at the Subsidiary Body for Implementation (SBI), at item 8, on technology transfer Delivered by Silvia Ribeiro, ETC Group — Thank you Chair.  I will speak…

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