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Open Letter to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh – India: Gram Sabha’s voice in forest clearance needs to be strengthened, not diluted

4 févr., 2013

Dr. Manmohan Singh Prime Minister of India Government of India New Delhi Jan 24, 2013 Subject: Concerns on possible dilution of MOEF’s circular of July 2009 on compliance of Forest Rights Act for projects requiring forest diversion Dear Dr. Manmohan Singh This is with reference to the recent news report1 according to which, your office has asked MoEF and MoTA to ease regulations or processes for compliance to Forest Rights Act and related circulars to enable easier clearances of projects requiring forest …

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Let us protect Kok-Jailau – one of the most popular spots in the Ile-Alatau National Park, Kazakhstan

24 janv., 2013

Ecological Society Green Salvation has started collecting signatures under a petition for protection of Kok-Jailau. Kok-Jailau valley is located on the territory of Ile-Alatau National Park. Akimat (Mayor’s Office) of…

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New report by Swedish Society for Nature Conservation: Credibility at Stake – How FSC Sweden Fails to Safeguard Forest Biodiversity

17 janv., 2013

Foreword: Sweden’s environmental policy is based on sixteen environmental quality objectives adopted by the Swedish Parliament in 1999. The objectives and its precisions are very ambitious in regards to the…

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Bioenergy with Carbon Capture and Sequestration requires Massive Quantities of Biomass

10 janv., 2013

Biofuelwatch has completed a new report on yet another technology that requires massive quantities of biomass, “BECCS”, or “Bioenergy with Carbon Capture and Sequestration. The idea behind BECCS is that…

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CALL FOR AN INDEPENDENT INQUIRY INTO COILLTE PUBLIC FOREST ASSET STRIPPING

18 déc., 2012

(Cross-posted) – WOODLAND LEAGUE PRESS RELEASE DECEMBER 18 2012. It is almost ironic that as we put up our Christmas trees , Coillte the State forestry board tasked with managing…

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Ironically Gender in the Fossil Patriarchy

13 déc., 2012

Press statement by GenderCC–Women for Climate Justice – Doha, December 8th, 2012 The UNFCCC talks again failed to deliver an adequate response on the climate challenge. However, often unnoticed by the…

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UK Alleges it will Address Drivers of Climate Change – but Aims to Subsidise a Massive Expansion of Wood-based Biomass Industry

6 déc., 2012

Doha, Qatar – As negotiations failed to finalise an agreement on a controversial forest policy called REDD+ [1] during the ongoing UN Framework Convention on Climate Change talks in Doha,…

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Women and gender NGOs at COP 18 to hold “not in my name action” demand “fierce urgency and ambition now”

5 déc., 2012

4 December 2012 For Immediate Release Doha, Qatar:  Women and Gender NGOs at COP 18 representing hundreds of women’s organizations and women environmental leaders around the world are calling on…

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Doha Updates: MRV as a Trojan Horse for Carbon Markets?

4 déc., 2012

While the spectacular conference centre where the current climate talks are held looks rather unworldly, it is important to look at the realities behind these negotiations. In Paraguay, for example,…

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La Unión de Nativos Ayoreo de Paraguay se Manifiesta Ante una Nueva Situación que Afecta al Pueblo Ayoreo

28 nov., 2012

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Turning Forests into Fuel for the New ‘Bio-economy?’: What Really Happens When Forests are Commodified-Voices From Around The World

27 nov., 2012

Doha, Qatar– As Governments gathering for the 18th Conference of the Parties of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP18) continue discussions on the need to address the drivers…

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People’s Manifesto for Biodiversity, 16-10-12

18 oct., 2012

People’s Biodiversity Festival, 13-16 October, 2012, Hyderabad 1. We are alarmed that the CBD that came into existence as a promising international treaty for the conservation, sustainable use and fair…

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Women’s Intervention at the High Level Segment at CDB-COP11

17 oct., 2012

Honorable Primer Minister, distinguished delegates, colleagues Speaking on behalf of the women’s caucus Twenty years ago, Principle 20 of the Rio Declaration highlighted that “women have a vital role in…

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“Walk the Talk,” Women from Various Global Regions Urged Parties at the 11th COP CBD

17 oct., 2012

Women’ Caucus /  Convention on Biological Diversity 11th COP, Hyderabad, India On October 15, World Rural Women’s Day, in a press conference at the sidelights of the 11th  Conference of Parties…

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Prime Minister’s Address at CBD COP11 Is a Classic Case of Doublespeak

16 oct., 2012

Kalpavriksh – Hyderabad, 16.10.2012 The Indian Prime Minister’s address to the High Level Segment of CBD COP11 today, is a classic case of doublespeak. Listening to his assertions regarding India’s commitment…

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Peoples Biodiversity Festival: the Commercialization of Biodiversity

16 oct., 2012

By La Via Campesina Farmers movements, members of the global peasants movement la Via Campesina organized a talk on “the commercialization of biodiversity” at the Peoples Biodiversity Festival organized by…

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Biofuels: Is the CBD asleep at the wheel?

15 oct., 2012

Rachel Smolker, Energy Justice Network COP11’s draft decision on impacts of biofuels on biodiversity, as discussed on Thursday, is remarkably meek in its recommendations on the issue of biodiversity impacts…

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