As UN Declares International Year of Forests, Groups Demand Solutions to Root Causes of Deforestation
2 févr. 2011
Insist Indigenous & Forest Peoples’ Rights Must Be at the Heart of Forest Protection. New York, At the launch of the High Level segment of the UN Forum on Forests today, Mr. Sha Zhukan, UN Under-Secretary-General for Economic and Social Affairs will declare 2011 “the International Year of Forests.” Civil society groups advocating forest protection, Indigenous Rights, and climate justice are launching a program called “The Future of Forests,” to ensure that forest protection strategies address the real causes of …
