Forêts et Changement Climatique

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 new threats to biodiversity: the « bioeconomy » and the financialization of nature. October 8th, 11am-12pm, Hitex 3 media room at the CBD Conference Global Forest Coalition and Biofuelwatch will hold a press conference this morning to provide further information of the main threats that accompany the proposed ‘bioeconomy’, both ecological …

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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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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 août, 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 août, 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 août, 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 août, 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 juin, 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 juin, 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 juin, 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 juin, 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 juin, 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 juin, 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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