For the real protection of mangroves
Mangroves around the world are suffering from alarming levels of destruction, often as a result of industrial shrimp farming, but also due to other predatory activities such as oil drilling. (Read More)
OUR VIEWPOINT
INTERNATIONAL MANGROVE DAY
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Commemorating the “International Mangrove Day”
Mangroves are a unique ecosystem hosting incredible biodiversity: migratory birds, marine creatures and reptiles in addition to associated species of flora. They function as a natural water treatment system; as (Read More)
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Mangroves hijacked by the carbon market
The capacity of mangroves to store carbon has come to the fore. University scientists have teamed up with forestry researchers to examine the carbon content of mangrove forests. The finding (Read More)
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Mangrove destruction by oil in Niger Delta
Mangrove is a thriving and fragile ecosystem that depends on other nearby ecosystems – the river and salt marshes. In turn, the health of the sea and of coral reefs (Read More)
COMMUNITIES AND FORESTS
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India: Freedom after a century of struggle
The tribal villages of Surma and Golbojhi celebrated their liberation on the occasion of International Labour Day on May 1. The freedom came after 107 years of struggle when the (Read More)
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Women network committed to a true Green Economy
Women of South Asia working in several areas including health, nutrition, livelihood, environment, gathered in Dhaka, Bangladesh on July 2 and 3, 2011, for the Third Annual Conference of SWAN (Read More)
COMMUNITIES AND TREE PLANTATIONS
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Brazil: Mato Grosso do Sul – The new eucalyptus frontier
The region of Brazil, and perhaps the world, where monoculture eucalyptus plantations and pulp production are expanding most rapidly is in the state of Mato Grosso do Sul, and specifically (Read More)
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Transgenic trees: The industry race is on
The forestry industry’s endless pursuit of bigger profits has led to the growing homogenization of trees cultivated for timber, pulp and paper production. It started with the selection of the (Read More)
DEFINING FORESTS
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Be alert! Don’t allow tree plantations to be called forests
Wikipedia – the free encyclopedia built collaboratively – is an increasing reference even for academic use. We can have a voice there and contend every occasion when monoculture tree plantations (Read More)