
World Bank Forest Policy: holding our breath
As this latest WRM Bulletin is being sent out, those of us who have closely followed the World Bank’s efforts to develop a new Forest Policy are holding our breath. (Read More)
WRM bulletin (partly) in French
Friends of the Earth France has begun to translate the editorial and the Africa section of the WRM bulletin into French -which we very much thank– as a means of facilitating access to this information in French-speaking countries, particularly African. Those wishing to receive this version please let us know and we will include you in this new mailing list. The French version is also available from the home page of the WRM web site.
As this latest WRM Bulletin is being sent out, those of us who have closely followed the World Bank’s efforts to develop a new Forest Policy are holding our breath. (Read More)
A mountainous tropical country with altitudes of over 4,000 metres, Ethiopia has many regions which were once rich in vegetation and are now rocky, desert areas. Desertification and erosion have (Read More)
Kenya’s ecosystems are on the edge, unable to continue providing water, plant materials and other basic human needs to its burgeoning population. Forests remain on less than two percent of (Read More)
Madagascar is considered as the world’s 11th poorest country and one its top 3 biodiversity hotspots. Originally inhabited by different groups of mixed Asian and African origin who lived on (Read More)
South Africa (including South Africa, Lesotho and Swaziland)) has been blessed with 40 or so endemic bird species. Twelve of these are endemic to the Grassland Biome, while nine of (Read More)
The Jarawa are one of four surviving tribes living in the Andamans, a cluster of islands in the Bay of Bengal, India. Two of these tribes were settled by the (Read More)
Friends of the Earth-UK has just published a detailed report on forest destruction in Indonesia, focused on the damaging environmental and social impacts of Asia Pacific Resources International Holding Ltd, (Read More)
In national forest policy, forests usually refer to land and trees, which can include primary forests of native (indigenous) trees, forests of secondary growth and plantations of commercial trees cultivated (Read More)
The Tonkin snub-nosed monkey is endemic to northern Vietnam and is one of the world’s most endangered mammal species. Before a group was spotted in Na Hang district in 1992, (Read More)
A few weeks ago we visited the Atlantic coast of Costa Rica –from Limón to Manzanillo– and we were really impressed. We are not referring to the scenic beauties of (Read More)
The community of Champerico –localized in Retalhuleu, at the Pacific Ocean coast of Guatemala– has been fighting in defence of their livelihoods since 1995, when the shrimp farming firm Camarones (Read More)
In December 1999, Provincial Law No. 3,631 was sanctioned in Argentina, creating the Overall Conservation and Sustainable Development Area, known as the “Green Corridor of the Province of Misiones.” It (Read More)
Since 1999, the WRM has been reporting profusely (WRM Bulletins 20, 21, 24, 28 and 50) on the dangerous situation of the last significant remaining primary dry tropical forest in (Read More)
An independent scientific investigation carried out by a research team of U.S. and Brazilian scientists led by William Laurance of the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, has provided compelling evidence that (Read More)
The Chilean forestry model, based on the promotion of large-scale monocultures of pine trees and eucalyptus for export, has been implemented at the expense of the environment and of the (Read More)
Residents of the Waratah-Wynyard Municipality, a tree plantation-devastated community and environment in Tasmania, have issued a Joint Submission to the national authorities, the media, interested bodies and concerned people on (Read More)
Ninety seven percent of the land area of Papua New Guinea still is customary land owned by the people, who voluntarily give 3% to the government to build schools and (Read More)
Forests are very important for people who live in or close to forest areas and use forests for their livelihood. However, people’s use of forests for daily subsistence, provision of (Read More)
International Rivers Network is inviting to participate in the 5th Annual International Day of Action Against Dams and for Rivers, Water and Life on March 14th, 2002, which it defines (Read More)