Natural Resources
- Tue Nov 20 2007
Chile: riders against the dams
A group of activists set out on a nine-day horseback ride between two cities in the southern Chilean region of Aysén to protest the construction of five hydroelectric dams on two large rivers in the area.
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Social Development
/Natural Resources
/Biodiversity
- Wed Nov 07 2007
Farmers call for suspension of Seed Treaty
Farmers' organizations who were invited to attend a United Nations meeting on the Treaty that governs the exchange of crop seeds for research and plant breeding told the assembled governments that the Treaty would have to be suspended.
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Natural Resources
- Wed Oct 17 2007
World Congress on the Future of Food and Agriculture
"Planet Diversity" will celebrate natural and agricultural biodiversity, the cultural diversity of food and agriculture. Bonn, Germany, 12 - 16 May 2008.
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Natural Resources
- Wed Oct 17 2007
Niger: uranium - blessing or curse?
Foreign-dominated companies mining uranium in Niger have caused environmental damage and health problems. An armed militia is fighting Niger’s army for a more equitable distribution of the revenues from the 3,000 tonnes of uranium produced each year.
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Natural Resources
- Mon Oct 08 2007
Deforestation and double standards
As the Bank is prepares to launch its Forest Carbon Partnership Facility forestry experts fear that this framework will benefit industrial scale logging.
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Human Rights
/Natural Resources
- Mon Sep 24 2007
Gold mining and human rights in Mali
The International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) is releasing an International Fact-Finding Mission report which sheds light on the negative impacts of Mali's gold policy on the country's development.
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Natural Resources
- Thu Sep 20 2007
September 21st: international day against monoculture tree plantations
In 2004, September 21st was declared as International Day against Monoculture Tree Plantations by a number of organizations throughout the world. On this day, people in every continent carry out actions to generate awareness on the impacts of large scale tree monocultures on local communities and their environments.
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Natural Resources
- Thu Sep 20 2007
Protest against canadian mining Co. threatening local ecosystems in Honduras
Communities affected by Canadian-US transnational mining corporation Goldcorp's San Martin open pit gold mine in the Siria Valley are denouncing the company's plans to release water used in the mining process into the local ecosystem.
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Natural Resources
- Wed Sep 19 2007
Experts call for action on ocean preserves
As much as 50 percent of the world's fish stocks are fully exploited and 17 percent are over-exploited, putting marine biodiversity at severe risk, according to a new report released by the Worldwatch Institute.
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Natural Resources
- Mon Sep 17 2007
Veracel timber certification would be yet another disaster for the Forest Stewardship Council
The wood-pulp producing company Veracel has applied for FSC certification of its tree plantations in the Brazilian state of Bahia. A large number of organizations are opposing this certification, on the grounds that these plantations have resulted in widespread negative social and environmental impacts.
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