When will the FAO stop calling fast wood plantations “forests”?
The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has the task of carrying out periodic assessments on the state of the world’s forests. In order to do this, it has (Read More)
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FOCUS ON FAO
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What FAO’s definition conceals
As it does every two years, FAO has published its report “State of the World’s Forests 2007” (http://www.fao.org/docrep/009/a0773e/a0773e00.htm), where “progress towards sustainable forest management” is examined. Although it admits, “Deforestation (Read More)
COMMUNITIES AND FORESTS
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DRC: Threat to rainforests gain momentum
The Congo rainforests of central Africa are, after the Amazon, the second largest rainforest on Earth and a major biodiversity hotspot: Two-thirds of the forest lies in the Democratic Republic (Read More)
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Paraguay: Ayoreo-Totobiegosode endangered by a cattle ranching company
Between 1959 and 1987, a great majority of the Ayoreo from Paraguay (see WRM Bulletin No. 96) were contacted by force and deported to places outside their vast ancestral territories. (Read More)
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Malaysia: Nomadic and semi-nomadic Penan communities intensify campaign against Samling Group
Intense and continuing logging has taken place in Sarawak for the last 30 years or so. More than 95% of Sarawak’s original forest cover has now been logged at least (Read More)
COMMUNITIES AND TREE MONOCULTURES
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Brazil: The hushed issue of water in Aracruz Celulose business
The huge Aracruz Celulose high-tech pulp and paper complex located in Barra do Riacho in the Southeast region of Brazil has led to major conflicts since the company’s encroachment upon (Read More)
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Spain: FSC’s certificate to NORFOR or the continuation of a fraud
On last April 9, the Galician organization APDR (Asociación pola defensa da Ría) issued an official statement regarding the FSC certification of the NORFOR company, a subsidiary branch of the (Read More)
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Swaziland: Large-scale tree plantations which are no exception to the rule
The case study “Swaziland: The myth of sustainable timber plantations” carried out by Wally Menne and Ricardo Carrere and published in March 2007, aims at unveiling the myth of sustainable (Read More)
CARBON TRADE
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How credible is carbon compensation?
Eindhoven Airport in the Netherlands has claimed to be the first airport in Europe where passengers as of May 2007 can compensate emissions from their flight by donating for tree (Read More)