World Rainforest Movement
The news reports out of Europe and the United States describe situations of severe financial-economic crises, with little or no economic growth, a lack of investment and high unemployment. Yet (Read More)
The expansion of large-scale monoculture tree plantations in the global South dates back to the 20th century, becoming particularly marked in the 1960s, and is expected to continue at an (Read More)
The emergence of “Paper Dragons” In Indonesia’s business terms, the word ‘dragon’ is a symbol of success and grandeur of a family’s business kingdom or a business group. The term (Read More)
Kemunculan Para “Naga Kertas” Dunia bisnis di Indonesia mengenal istilah ‘Naga’ sebagai sebuah representasi dari simbol kesuksesan dan keagungan kerajaan bisnis keluarga atau grup bisnis secara umum. Istilah ini dulunya (Read More)
According to figures from the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), there were 62,000 hectares of industrial monoculture tree plantations in Mozambique in 2010. However, the country has recently (Read More)
t was recently reported that the pulp and paper consortium Montes del Plata, a joint venture between Swedish-Finnish forestry giant Stora Enso and the Chilean corporation Arauco, has sold 45,000 (Read More)
Focusing on the claims made by the oil palm industry to “sell” their industrial plantations, the World Rainforest Movement (WRM) has produced a new booklet: Oil palm: 12 Replies to (Read More)
India Climate Justice, a collective of social movements, trade unions, other organizations and individuals, has issued on last June 25 a statement stressing that the devastating loss of life, livelihoods, (Read More)
Members of the National Peasants Union, known as UNAC, in Mozambique, and representatives of international nongovernmental organizations following the Tokyo International Conference on African Development have called on the governments (Read More)
More than 100 organisations (including a number of coalitions representing many more groups) signed up to an Open Letter to EU decision makers on EU biofuels policy – and from (Read More)
After the Ecuadorian president announced plans to carry out an evaluation on securing financing for the Yasuní-ITT project, reflecting a clear interest in oil drilling, the ‘Guardians of Yasuní’ initiative (Read More)
“Carbon discredited: why the EU should steer clear of forest carbon offsets”, published by FERN and Friends of the Earth France, explains why forest carbon projects fail to provide climate, environment, (Read More)
“El modelo forestal pinochetista y los intentos expansionistas de irresponsables políticos y empresarios” (The Pinochet forestry model and the expansionist efforts of irresponsible politicians and business owners), by Mapuexpress Informativo (Read More)
