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Courrier International (in French): Mozambique : la ruée vers l’arbre
May 17, 2013
Comme on le voit sur Courrier International L’exploitation des bois exotiques mozambicains prospère en dehors de tout contrôle et sur fond de corruption. Principal bénéficiaire : la Chine. En 2006, le Forum des organisations non gouvernementales... Read More
CIFOR Polex: Beyond carbon storage: the Congo Basin forest as rainmaker
May 17, 2013
As seen on CIFOR Responses to climate change are grouped into two main categories: mitigation (reducing greenhouse gas emissions responsible for climate change) and adaptation (adjusting livelihoods and life styles due to the influences of climate change). Amongst adaptation... Read More
CSE: Wind energy and small hydro power can exert severe environmental impacts
May 17, 2013
As seen on the Centre for Science and Environment India needs better green energy norms to offset these impacts Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) conference on ‘Green Norms for Green Energy’ shatters a lot of myths about the renewable energy sector. Discusses... Read More
Jakarta Globe: Constitutional Court Annuls Government Ownership of Customary Forests
May 17, 2013
Photo: EPA Photo/Bagus Indahono As seen on the Jakarta Globe In a landmark decision for indigenous rights, the Constitutional Court decided on Thursday to make null and void the government’s ownership of customary forest areas. The court eliminated the word “state”... Read More
Reuters: 5 facts: Why forests matter for food security
May 16, 2013
As seen on Reuters A woman poses with a locust between her teeth at a discovery lunch in Brussels, Sept. 20, 2012. Organisers of the event, which included cookery classes, hoped to draw attention to insects as a source of nutrition. Original... Read More
The Diplomat: Global Witness: IFC and Deutsche Bank Support Vietnamese Land Grabs
May 15, 2013
Photo: Flickr (ciat) As seen on The Diplomat Indochinese governments have faced fierce criticisms from their own people and abroad over land grabbing in recent years. But the response from leaders in Vietnam, Cambodia and Laos has been collective lip service while big... Read More
Bangkok Post: Rubber boom fuelling SE Asia land grabs: report
May 15, 2013
As seen on Bangkok Post Vietnamese rubber firms bankrolled by an arm of the World Bank and Germany's Deutsche Bank are driving a land-grabbing crisis in Southeast Asia, activists said Monday. Indigenous ethnic minorities are bearing the brunt of the seizures, which have affected tens of... Read More
Time: In Latin America's Second Largest Rainforest, an Indigenous Tribe Fights for Its Land
May 15, 2013
Photo: ELMER MARTINEZ / AFP / GETTY IMAGES As seen on Time Deep inside the verdant expanse of Nicaragua’s Bosawás Biosphere Reserve—the western hemisphere’s second largest rainforest—a group of Mayangna indigenous warriors wielding spears,... Read More
Reuters: Cameroon hopes EU timber labelling can protect forests
May 14, 2013
Photo by: Ministry of Forests (MINFOF) As seen on Reuters YAOUNDE (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Cameroon’s government has introduced a new timber mark that will appear on all legitimate wood products destined for European markets, in... Read More
Blue and Green Tomorrow: Land grabbing in Laos and Cambodia breach human rights
May 14, 2013
As seen on Blue & Green Tomorrow Land grabbing by two large Vietnamese firms has driven communities in Laos and Cambodia off their land and forced people to work on rubber plantations, according to international NGO Global Witness. Its report found that vast amounts of... Read More
