18th October is an International Day of Action against Bioenergy, called by the Dogwood Alliance, Markets for Change, Global Forest Coalition, Biofuelwatch and other allies around the world. Whether it’s US Southeastern forests clearcut to make wood pellet biomass for...
On 6th October, Biofuelwatch published its report "Aviation biofuels: How ICAO and industry plans for 'sustainable alternative aviation fuels' could lead to planes flying on palm oil". During this webinar, report author Almuth Ernsting will present the key findings of...
Okanagan Specialty Fruits, the developer of the non-browning GE Arctic apple, claims that the apples may be sold in bagged slices in up to 400 stores this season throughout the Midwest and Southern California. According to Technology Review, Okanagan say the GE apples...
At the start of a major Climate Engineering Conference in Berlin, the Global Forest Coalition has launched a Working Paper that highlights the risks of different proposals for large-scale Carbon Dioxide Removal. The report finds that while the most prominent CDR...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3hecM7xWvdM The American Chestnut once ranged widely throughout the forests of the eastern US and was an important source of food for people and wildlife, but in the first half of the 20th Century most of these trees were killed off by...
Via Redd-Monitor.org World Rainforest Movement recently published a statement, signed by 26 Brazilian organisations, opposing REDD. Specifically, the statement is in opposition to the German-funded REDD Early Movers programme in the state of Mato Grosso. So far, REM...
Via the Carbon Brief Tropical forests now emit more carbon than they are able to absorb from the atmosphere as a result of the dual effects of deforestation and land degradation, a new study says. The research challenges the long-held belief that forests act as...
On September 21, 2017 about 150 to 200 women were stopped by police on their way to Pujehun to urge local authorities to take action against the Luxembourg-based oil palm plantation company SOCFIN for grabbing their lands and committing other related human rights...
ASHEVILLE, NC, USA – Despite priding itself for its socially and environmentally responsible investment, one of the Danish Pension Fund’s largest energy holdings is seriously undermining its green credibility. This has led to a strong call from an international...
By ANNE PETERMANN Genetically engineered (GE) trees are being developed to expand the existing disaster of industrial tree plantations. After more than 30 years of research, however, GE trees have only been approved in two countries. Black poplar trees engineered to...