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- How climate change has got Worldwide Fund for Nature bamboozled May 7, 2012Christopher Booker (Telegraph) 7:00PM BST 05 May 2012 WWF has travelled too far from its original aim, to protect endangered species. What a strange body the WWF (formerly the World Wildlife Fund, now the Worldwide Fund for Nature) has become these days. It is the largest, richest and most influential environmental lobbying organisation in the world. Origina […]
- U.S. gobbling illegal wood from Peru's Amazon rainforest May 1, 2012The next time you buy wood, you may want to make sure it's not from Peru. According to an in-depth new report by the Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA), the illegal logging trade is booming in the Peruvian Amazon and much of the wood is being exported to the U.S. Following the labyrinthian trail of illegal logging from the devastated forests of th […]
- NGOs demand that Forest Investment Program in Indonesia is postponed until demands are met April 11, 2012On 8 March 2012, the World Bank announced that the Draft Indonesia Forest Investment Plan was posted on the Ministry of Forestry’s website. The 114-page document was posted in English, with a comment period of “a little over two weeks”. An Indonesian version has now been produced and is available on the Ministry of Forestry website. But the commenting proces […]
- Nature: the inconvenient truth of carbon offsets April 5, 2012The organizers of the Planet Under Pressure conference in London said that the event would be “as close to carbon neutral as possible”. There are good ways to achieve this noble goal: virtual engagement such as video conferencing, advice on lower-carbon travel options, and innovative registration tariffs to reward lower-carbon involvement. But, instead, the […]
- Two more reasons why REDD as a carbon trading mechanism makes no sense April 5, 2012Carbon prices in Europe have crashed. Again. The most recent fall is a result of falling greenhouse gas emissions in Europe. In 2011, emissions fell by 2.45%. When the European Commission announced the reduction in emissions, the EU carbon price fell by 14%. […]
- Norway: spending far more on rainforest destruction than rainforest protection April 2, 2012The Norwegian government keeps increasing its investments in industries widely known to be key forces behind rainforest destruction. At the same time as spending an annual 500 million USD and huge political capital on rainforest protection, Norway invests some 13,7 billion dollars in industries destroying it. Through its Pension Fund (Government Pension Fund […]
- Brazil: Munduruku chief clarifies REDD contract farse with Celestial Green Ventures March 28, 2012It created waves of headlines around the world when the Munduruku, an indigenous nation of approximately 13000 living in the state Para, Brazil, signed a carbon credit sales contract (REDD) with Celestial Green Ventures. […]
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Irish carbon trading company, Celestial Green, claims 17 million hectares of the Amazon - the size of Switerland and Austria. The Munduruku People are divided and protest, threaten carbon trader with arrow to the heart… A empresa,Celestial Green, segundo seu site, já tem 17 MILHÕES de hectares contratados na Amazônia brasileira para créditos de carbono… Matéria da [...]
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El Caso Chiapas: la Selva Lacandona al mejor postor Producido por Otros Mundos AC/Amigos de la Tierra México Con el apoyo de Amigos de la Tierra Internacional, Fundación Siemenpuu y Global Justice Ecology Proyect Licencia Creative Commons Realización colectiva a cargo de Domingo M. Lechón, Ángel Galán, Néstor Giménez y Jesica Ciacci DESCARGAR AQUÍ (697.87 [...]
Read more...A modo de prólogo Entre las formas de vida contactadas con la naturaleza y aquellas contactadas con el capital Esperanza Martínez* Alberto Acosta ** Montecristi: una Constituyente renovadora y revolucionaria Cuando parecían agotarse los espacios físicos colonizables, la Naturaleza y sus funciones se están convirtiendo en objeto de exóticos mecanismos de prosperidad del capital, reproduciendo [...]
Read more...New Video Reveals Global Resistance to Forest-Carbon Projects and Documents Critical Perspectives on REDD (video y boletín en español debajo) A Darker Shade of Green: REDD Alert and the Future of Forests (Instructions for requesting a DVD of the new REDD video, which includes two bonus features, can be found here.) Global Forest Coalition and [...]
Read more...Contact: Tom Goldtooth Tel (USA): (218) 760 – 0442 December 13, 2011 – Indigenous leaders returning from Durban, South Africa condemn the fiasco of the United Nations climate change talks and demand a moratorium on a forest carbon offset scheme called REDD+ which they say threatens the future of humanity and Indigenous Peoples’ very survival. [...]
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“No REDD Papers, Volume I is a must read for all who seek to know the truth about this mercantilist tool called REDD. It is also highly recommended for those who believe that policies to fight the current climate chaos must see the people and Mother Earth, and not merely see trees as commodities for [...]
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