SHARM EL SHEIKH, Egypt, Nov 21 2018 (IPS) – A discussion held earlier this week at the ongoing Convention of Biodiversity’s (CBD) Conference of Parties in Egypt highlighted that grants to curb deforestation in the Amazon are not enough if they are accompanied with investments that increase the loss of biodiversity.
“Green steel”, “sustainable charcoal”, and the criminalisation of rural communities in Brazil
This blog was a collaboration between the Environmental Paper Network, Fórum Carajás, and the Global Forest Coalition. The promise of “green steel” has become an attractive narrative in global efforts to decarbonize heavy industry. After all, the steel industry is...
