Conferences and course in Ecuador
Ricardo went to Ecuador invited by the Third World Ecological Studies Institute (Instituto de Estudios Ecologistas del Tercer Mundo) to deliver a number of conferences and a one week course (Read More)
Bulletin Issue 1 – May 1997
Dear WRM friends,
This is the first issue of the WRM Internal Bulletin. We hope that it may become a tool for enhancing internal communication and information concerning the areas of interest of WRM as a whole and of all its affiliates. Please remember that the Bulletin’s periodicity will depend on the amount of information to be disseminated, which is directly linked to the intensity of the activities of our Movement. We are looking forward to receiving news and contributions from you all for the next issue of the Bulletin.
Warm regards
Ricardo and Alvaro
WRM GENERAL ACTIVITIES
WRM CAMPAIGNS
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Concern for events in Sarawak
On April 17th we sent a letter to the Primer Minister and to the Inspector General of Police in Malaysia on the arrest and ill-treatment suffered by four Penan natives, (Read More)
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Brazil: Tupinikim and Guarani indigenous peoples vs Aracruz Cellulose
Thanks to the letter campaign and the pressure from Brazilian and international organizations and institutions, FUNAI (the State Agency on Indigenous Peoples issues) published in the official gazette -with considerable (Read More)
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Plantations campaign up to start
Saskia has prepared a draft plan for the plantations campaign. As tools for the campaign, we already have an excellent summary of “Pulping the South”, produced by PER (Noel Rajesh). (Read More)
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International Processes
The Oxford Office was actively involved in the preparation of a European NGO statement for the Intergovernmental Panel on Forests. The International Secretariat, with input from the Oxford Office, released (Read More)
LOCAL STRUGGLES AND NEWS
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Problems with oil exploration in Colombia
Last February the Colombian Environment Ministry issued an authorization for oil exploration by Oxy, a branch of the US company Occidental, to start in indigenous territory on the border with (Read More)
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Shell Oil menaces the Amazon indigenous in Peru
Shell Oil has plans to start drilling for natural gas this July in a rainforest area that Peru’s government set aside as a homeland for so-called “uncontacted” indigenous people, inhabited (Read More)
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Indonesian forests under threat
An enormous pulp mill – PT TEL- is being established in South Sumatra by a syndicate of foreign banks and export credits from Europe, North America and Japan. The agreement (Read More)
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Indigenous protest in Santiago, Chile
A large Mapuche and Pehuenche march took place in Santiago on May 14th against the actions of the Chilean government in order to deny indigenous rights guaranteed by the Chilean (Read More)
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Cultural and Spiritual Values of Biodiversity
David Hathaway (Brazil), has informed us that a volume of the Global Biodiversity Assessment (UNEP), entitled “Cultural and Spiritual Values of Biodiversity” is being prepared. It will include opinions and (Read More)
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Indigenous Peoples and the Global Environmental Agenda
“Indigenous Peoples, Forest, and Biodiversity” is a book published by the International Alliance of Indigenous-Tribal Peoples of the Tropical Forests and the International Working Group for Indigenous Affairs (IWGIA), that (Read More)
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FORUM
As we will soon become active in the plantations campaign, we would like to suggest a topic for discussion: the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) and the certification of wood produced (Read More)
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Statement of the World Rainforest Movement for the Intergovernmental Panel on Forests meeting, New York, February 20th, 1997
The forest crisis: clear commitments and accountability Deforestation and forest degradation -including conversion to industrial monoculture tree plantations- need to be addressed by all governments, since practically all governments hold (Read More)