by Wally Menne with TimberWatch It is generally considered normal for decent people to be opposed to human poverty and hunger, to corporate power and money-lust, to ignorance and greed, to inequities … [Read more...]
Videos: Dangers of Monocultures and GE Trees
In 1974 the decree of law 701 was created. As a result, more than 3 million hectares of pine and eucalyptus have been planted in. This has caused forced migration, loss of water sources and fertile … [Read more...]
Sept. 21 is Int’l Day of Action against Tree Plantations: Videos, Photos & More
September 21 is the international Day of Struggle Against Monoculture Tree Plantations. The Campaign to STOP GE Trees is coordinating with the World Rainforest Movement to speak out against the social … [Read more...]
5 Video Shorts: Tree Plantations Are NOT Forests
The short videos were produced by World Rainforest Movement for the 2017 International Day of Action Against Monoculture Tree Plantations. Each addresses a different problem. … [Read more...]
Brazil Photo Essay: Eucalyptus plantation – from clones to pulp mill
Photos and commentary by Anne Petermann, Executive Director, Global Justice Ecology Project (Exception: the last two photos are by GJEP Co-Director/Strategist Orin Langelle) In June 2011 the Tree … [Read more...]
What’s Driving Tree Plantation Expansion in Latin America, Africa and Asia?
Originally published by World Rainforest Movement Years before governments adopted the Paris Agreement, international initiatives promising millions of hectares of reforestation and … [Read more...]
WATCH: Video Gives Stunning Look at Wildfires in Portugal
Although this video report by Arte.tv is narrated in German, the visuals and the interviews give a good idea of what has led to the problem of wildfires, in particular the poorly established and … [Read more...]
Deforestation Linked to Rise in Illness Among Young Children in Cambodia
By Shreya Dasgupta Originally published by MongaBay.com A new study has found that the loss of dense forest cover in Cambodia is associated with an increased risk of diarrhea, … [Read more...]
Farmers Fight Back Against Eucalyptus Damage to Water Sources
MongaBay.com recently published a piece titled Indigenous farmers fight eucalyptus damage to water source in Ecuador, where we are reminded of the environmental fallout of traditional eucalyptus … [Read more...]
LISTEN: Anne Petermann on the Widespread Opposition to Genetically Engineered Trees
Anne Petermann of the Campaign to STOP GE Trees and Global Justice Ecology Project was a recent guest on the 8 O'Clock Buzz show, which airs on WORT 89.9 FM out of Madison, Wisconsin. "Anne … [Read more...]
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