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Biofuels – a Failure for Africa

3 déc., 2010

PRESS RELEASE- Thursday 2 December 2010 African Biodiversity Network, The Gaia Foundation Biofuels are failing Africa, in contrast to the many promises that fuelled their growth, a new report from Ethiopia claims today. Launched today at the UN conference on Climate Change in Cancun, the report « Biofuels – a Failure for Africa » from the African Biodiversity Network, Ethiopian Society for Consumer Protection and The Gaia Foundation, highlights the risks of relying on biofuels to bring climate and development benefits to …

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Biofuelwatch in Cancun

3 déc., 2010

Massively increasing demand for “biomass” is resulting in land grabs and expansion of destructive industrial monocultures at the expense of forests, biodiversity and food production.  Deepak Rughani and Rachel Smolker…

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Forest Policy Fails to Address the Underlying Causes of Deforestation and Degradation

1 déc., 2010

Excessive Demand for Woodand Land is the Major Cause of Deforestation, a New Global Forest Coalition Report Reveals Cancun, Mexico, 1 December 2010 – Areport released by the Global Forest…

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Forest Policy Fails to Address the Underlying Causes of Deforestation and Degradation

1 déc., 2010

Press release                                                                        Excessive Demand for Wood and Land is the Major Cause of Deforestation, a New Global Forest Coalition Report Reveals Cancun, Mexico, 1 December 2010 – A report released…

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Global Forest Coalition Press Conference

1 déc., 2010

Español debajo MEDIA ADVISORY: November 30, 2010 PRESS CONFERENCE: Global Forest Coalition Report Reveals that Excessive Demand for Wood is the Major Cause of Deforestation What: Press conference by the…

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Climate Justice Now! Demands Social Justice at COP16

30 nov., 2010

Source: Climate Justice Now! Espanol debajo CANCUN, MEXICO– Members of Climate Justice Now!, a global network of more than 140 movements and organizations committed to the fight for social, ecological…

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Cancún COP16: Climate Justice Experts Available for Interviews

30 nov., 2010

Voices of Climate-impacted People and Communities Amplified at UN Climate Conference in Cancún Cancún, Mexico – Global Justice Ecology Project’s media team in Cancún at the UN Climate Convention is…

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Cancún Opens for GREEN Business, but REDD Will Destroy Indigenous Forest Cultures

30 nov., 2010

Cross-posted by The Huffington Post By: Subhankar Banerjee. The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCC) COP16 opens this week in Cancún, Mexico, to discuss green business (November 29…

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Forest and Indigenous Groups Reject Cancún Forest Deal

29 nov., 2010

Joint Press Release from Global Forest Coalition and Indigenous Environmental Network 26 November, 2010                                    REDD Will Violate Rights, Accelerate Emissions, Groups Warn Cancún, Mexico – Indigenous and environmental rights groups…

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Forest and Indigenous Groups Reject Cancún Forest Deal

26 nov., 2010

Joint Press Release from Global Forest Coalition and Indigenous Environmental Network  26 November, 2010                                    Forest and Indigenous Groups Reject Cancún Forest Deal REDD Will Violate Rights, Accelerate Emissions, Groups Warn…

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Solidarity with the two climate spokespersons Stine Gry and Tannie Nyboe

24 nov., 2010

On Thursday the 25. of November at 9.00 in Copenhagen City Court the verdict will be announced in the trial against the two spokespersons Stine Gry Jonassen and Tannie Nyboe…

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Forests Rescue Plan Riddled with Uncertainties

24 nov., 2010

Cross-posted from IPS By Stephen Leahy UXBRIDGE, Canada, Nov 23, 2010 (IPS) – Deforestation rates have slowed in Brazil and elsewhere in expectation of a windfall of green gold from…

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Earth Grab: The Rush to Make Agriculture Fuel the Global Economy

23 nov., 2010

Ottawa, November 22, 2010. Whether we’re talking about global energy, climate change, food security or commodity trade – agriculture has quickly taken centre stage in the new global economy. It’s…

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New Report Reveals Major New Threats to Forests and Communities from European Bioenergy Policies

13 sept., 2010

PRESS RELEASE Forest groups urge European governments to stop support for industrial bioenergy

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