2Media

The Devastating Plantation Plans of the World Bank Forest Investment Program

26 mai, 2015

By Simone Lovera Sometimes you expect the worst, and you are not disappointed. When the World Bank Forest Investment Program (FIP) was established 6 years ago, we were skeptic to say the least, as Global Forest Coalition. The World Bank had funded (and continues to fund) numerous projects with a devastating impact on forests and forest dependent peoples. Putting them in charge of what is until now the largest global fund to invest in projects to reduce emissions from deforestation …

Lire la suite ›

Maputo Declaration of African Civil Society on Climate Justice

20 mai, 2015

Climate justice advocates, community peoples and mass movements’ representatives met in Maputo, Mozambique from 21-23 April 2015 to consider the roots, manifestations and impacts of climate change on Africa and…

Lire la suite ›

When Hope Avenges Mistrust

8 mai, 2015

By: Miguel Lovera Ever since I read the masterpiece by Jan Ziegler “La Suisse Lave Plus Blanc” (“Swiss Whitewash”) in the early ‘90’s, I started to suspect that there was…

Lire la suite ›

Appeal for Solidarity for Nepal Earthquake Victims

30 avr., 2015

Dear All, Greetings from Nepal ! I hope you are already heard about the Nepal terrible earthquake. I also received the emails, call, sms and messages from Facebook and tweeter.…

Lire la suite ›

Statement on the Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee’s recommendation to include sustainability in the Guidelines

24 avr., 2015

We the undersigned As nationally and internationally based movements and organisations concerned with securing a healthy, sustainable and resilient global food system, we urge you to support the Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee’s recommendation…

Lire la suite ›

Appeal: Freedom to Evgeny Vitishko!

22 avr., 2015

APPEAL We, the undersigned non-governmental not-for-profit organizations, work to protect and promote universal rights to freedom and to a healthy environment and to protect individuals who defend these rights. Therefore,…

Lire la suite ›

Bioenergy and Forests

15 avr., 2015

This editorial is part of Forest Cover issue nº47. If you want to read or download the rest of the articles please go to https://globalforestcoalition.org/resources/forest-cover-issues/forest-cover-47-bioenergy-special-edition By Rachel Smolker, Biofuelwatch, USA…

Lire la suite ›

About Dignity and Transformation – Where will the SDGs lead us?

26 févr., 2015

by Ashish Kothari and Simone Lovera Timed perhaps as a new year gift to the world, the UN Secretary General put out in December 2014 a boldly worded document ‘The Road…

Lire la suite ›

Burning the Planet, One Climate COP at a time

13 déc., 2014

For the third year in a row, a typhoon wreaked havoc on the Philippines during a Conference of Parties (COP) of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC).…

Lire la suite ›

Protect Gariwong Mountain – Letter to the International Olympic Committee

17 oct., 2014

To 
the International Olympic Committee Château de Vidy, Case postale 356 1001 Lausanne Switzerland. Phone +41 21 621 61 11 Dear Madam, Sir, On behalf of Friends of the Earth…

Lire la suite ›

Appeal to India & to the UN on Forest Communities’ Biodiversity & Human Rights based Development

14 oct., 2014

Contact-address of this appeal: toimisto@maanystavat.fi , Friends of the Earth Finland We appeal to India and to the UN governing bodies on human rights and biodiversity to ensure that the rights and…

Lire la suite ›

About ICCAs, climate change and perverse incentives for biodiversity conservation

7 oct., 2014

The unexpected freeze in South Korea that turned the 12th Biodiversity Conference of the Parties into a very chilly experience made it once again clear why climate change impacts us…

Lire la suite ›

Iberá in conflict: national route 118 blocked in demand of land and against forestry plantations

22 sept., 2014

Press Release: Corrientes Capital City, September 17, 2014 – Farmer organizations, unions, social and environmental organizations request the ownership of the lands of the San Nicolás Foundation, taken for the provincial…

Lire la suite ›

Invitación a firmar la declaración de rechazo a la captura de la Cumbre Climática de la ONU por las transnacionales

10 sept., 2014

Hacemos un llamado a todos los movimientos y organizaciones sociales, a las agrupaciones ambientales y de justicia climática, a unirse a nuestro llamado a la acción y a firmar la…

Lire la suite ›

Invitation a signer la declaration dénonçant la main-mise des multinationales sur le sommet sur le climat de l’ONU

10 sept., 2014

Nous appelons toutes les organisations, tous les mouvements sociaux, tous les groupes et mouvements pour la justice climatique à se joindre à nous pour cet appel à l’action et à…

Lire la suite ›

Invitation to sign on statement to denounce corporate takeover of Climate Summit

9 sept., 2014

We call upon all fellow social movements, peoples organizations and environmental and climate justice movements to sign on this statement and join us in this call to action. On the 23rd…

Lire la suite ›

CONSERVATION OF THE RUSSIAN NATURE, PROTECTION OF THE ENVIRONMENT AND HEALTH OF THE POPULATION – THIS IS NOT POLITICAL ACTIVITY!

9 sept., 2014

Statement by the Russian Socio-Ecological Union about “foreign agents” Dear Mr. Vladimir Putin! Russian public organization «Socio-Ecological Union» is concerned by the recent increase of pressure on active environmental and health…

Lire la suite ›