
Good-bye Ricardo, welcome Winnie
Many years have passed since I had the great honour of being elected as the WRM International Coordinator. There are no words that could express my gratitude to those who (Read More)
Many years have passed since I had the great honour of being elected as the WRM International Coordinator. There are no words that could express my gratitude to those who (Read More)
The United Nations has designated 10 December as Human Rights Day. The date was chosen to commemorate the 10 December 1948 adoption and proclamation of The Universal Declaration of Human Rights, (Read More)
On the occasion of Human Rights Day, we think it would be opportune to share a report conducted this year in Brazil: a research study that analyses the impacts of (Read More)
The Pacific watershed of Guatemala comprises 17 river basins. Most of the rivers in this region have a relatively short length of around 100 kilometres, from their source in the (Read More)
West Africa used to be the centre of the palm oil industry. The export of palm kernels began in 1832 and by 1911 “British” West Africa alone exported 157,000 tonnes (Read More)
As the neo-extractivist and development policies of the region’s governments continue to move forward, they come hand in hand with the destruction of the natural environment and the genocidal ethnocide (Read More)
In the Philippines, mining, along with logging, has been among the forces behind the country’s loss of forest cover: from 17 million hectares in 1934 to just three million in (Read More)
One of the promises made by plantation companies to gain support – from the government and from local communities – is that they will create employment. What they fail to (Read More)
At a time when water resources are becoming scarce and ever more threatened by global warming and climate change, a research carried out in South Africa becomes quite timely. After (Read More)
The FSC (Forest Stewardship Council)website has announced that the company Chikweti Forests of Niassa, which operates in the province of Niassa in northern Mozambique, is seeking the FSC “green label” (Read More)