Happy New Year – in spite of everything
A new year has begun. But a change in the calendar does not necessary imply a change in the intensification of the processes of domination and destruction that are the (Read More)
OUR VIEWPOINT
LARGE-SCALE MONOCULTURE TREE PLANTATIONS FOR LARGE-SCALE ENERGY PRODUCTION: A NEW THREAT TO COMMUNITIES AND FORESTS
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The new trend: Large-scale bioenergy production from wood biomass
In this issue of the WRM Bulletin we analyze the large-scale generation of energy from wood biomass. This is a new trend which, particularly in the European Union, involves the (Read More)
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Biomass and Bioenergy
Biomass is the oldest energy source used by humans. It is found in abundance in almost every part of the planet and today, more than two billion people depend on (Read More)
PEOPLES IN ACTION
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Your urgent support requested: help release peasants and an activist of Walhi persecuted and arrested in Indonesia
On January 29, 2013, at about 4:30pm, a protest of peasants was violently repressed in South Sumatra by the Regional Police. About 25 people were beaten and arrested, peasants and (Read More)
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Mapuche conflict in Chile: The need for dialogue to address historic demands
Since 1881, the Chilean state has attempted to “Chileanize” the Mapuche indigenous people, maintaining them in a state of permanent colonialism. The Mapuche people have responded with a long, hard-fought (Read More)
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Activist Sombath Somphone disappeared in Laos
Sombath Somphone, a farmer, scholar, scientist and community developer as well as a well-known activist in land issues and against mega-dams, has spent his life working for his people and (Read More)
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People’s Summit calls for comprehensive social-political proposals
On January 25-27, 2013, social and political organizations and movements from numerous countries in Latin America, the Caribbean and the European Union gathered in Santiago, Chile for the Chile 2013 (Read More)
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MST protests against transnationals: Mining company Vale and pulp and paper company Fibria
Brazil’s Landless Workers Movement (MST) has announced, “We are beginning the year 2013 with several struggles, which represent MST’s response to the irresponsibility of governments. If we do not fight (Read More)
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No to gold mining in French Guiana
The French industry ministry recently issued a gold mining permitfor an area in the middle of Guiana Amazonian Park in French Guiana.Thousands of prospectorsare digging up the French Guianese jungle (Read More)
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Indian organizations declared all the Tiger Reserves in the Nilgiris Biosphere Reserves as illegal
Following a collaborative study conducted in the four Protected Areas: Nagarhole, Bandipur, Mudumalai and Wayanad, several social groups came together in Gudalur on December 21- 22, 2012. After discussing the (Read More)
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Oil palm and biofuel bulletin by ALDAW
Through its Google Group and Facebook page Aldaw will provide periodical updates of news and articles on oil palm development in the Philippines, as well as globally.The bulletin may include (Read More)
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Video denouncing exploitation at oil palm plantations in Honduras
The documentary video “Bajo Aguán: Cry for the Land” presented in Spanish in Honduras on December 10 during a Human Rights Forum organized by the Committee of Relatives of the (Read More)