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Climate negotiations kick off in Bonn from 1-12 June under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). It is set to be intense and highly contentious as Parties chart the outcomes for the Conference of Parties in December this year.
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Tourism
The Garífuna communities along the Caribbean coast of Central America are placing their bets on ecological tourism as a means to escape poverty, which they say has been worsened by free trade policies. The Garífunas are descendants of escaped African slaves who mixed with indigenous Caribs on St. Vincent Island in the Caribbean Sea. An estimated four million Afro-descendants live in Central America - around 10 percent of the region's total population of 38.7 million.
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Is West undermining summit on financial crisis?
Thu Jun 18 2009 - Source: IPS
When a Western diplomat was asked whether his country would be represented by a head of state at next week's U.N. summit meeting on the global financial crisis, his response was tinged with sarcasm and contempt.
Ecuadorian government closes down Acción Ecológica
Tue Mar 10 2009 - Source: World Rainforest Movement
In a clear act of censorship, the Ecuadorian government has closed down the NGO Acción Ecológica. They believe the only reason for taking this decision is Acción Ecológica’s position against mining which is apparently supported by the government.
WSF 2009: workshop on plantations
Fri Jan 30 2009 - Source: Real World Radio
Friends of the Earth International was one of organizations present at the World Social Forum in Belem. The federation organized a seminar on Plantations, REDD and Privatization at the Federal University of Para (UFPA). Listen to the audio.

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