Environment
- Tue May 27 2008
Women's caucus statement to Plenary
Statement from representatives of the Women's Caucus during the 9th Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (COP 9).
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Environment
- Fri May 23 2008
Deserting the Sundarbans
The findings of two new reports launched today at the Convention on Biological Diversity emphatically demonstrate that global biodiversity will continue to be lost if Protected Areas fail to recognise and respect the rights of indigenous peoples and local communities.
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Biodiversity
- Fri May 23 2008
Civil society demands responsible decisions on COP 9
A great number of civil society organizations are taking advantage of the MOP and COP meetings in order to raise serious concerns about the impacts of agrofuels, transgenic trees and the technology Terminator (important issues regarding biosafety and the conservation of biodiversity) through two open letters addressed to government delegates attending those meetings.
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Natural Resources
/Biodiversity
- Thu May 22 2008
CBD agreements on forests not being implemented
A research that includes an independent surveillance in 22 countries on the implementation of the Work Program of Forestry Biological Diversity, agreed by the parties to the UN Convention on Biological Diversity, was submitted by the Global Forest Coalition in Bonn, Germany.
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Biodiversity
- Thu May 22 2008
International day of biodiversity: no more failures-as-usual!
Marking the International Day of Biodiversity on 22 March 2008, civil society organizations and social movements have launched an international Call to action on the World Food Emergency and the underlying loss of biodiversity.
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Biodiversity
- Thu May 22 2008
Statement from the International Indigenous Forum on Biodiversity
Indigenous peoples have been sustainably using their land, territories and resources for ages. During the past few centuries, they have been protecting biological resources against the onslaught of industrial exploitation. This is the statement from the International Indigenous Forum on Biodiversity.
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Biodiversity
- Tue May 20 2008
Corporations threaten biotech talks
A last minute attempt by six biotech giants to undermine international negotiations on biotech crops was condemned by environmental groups as a proposal to ‘privatise international law’.
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Biodiversity
- Tue May 13 2008
No to the privatization of biodiversity!
Via Campesina's position paper on the Protocol on Biosecurity and the Convention on Biodiversity calling on signatory governments to recognize the ancient role of peasant/community based farmers and warning them against the false solutions.
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Natural Resources
- Wed May 07 2008
Ecuador's mining decree: A cautious victory for communities
Communities and organizations opposed to large scale metallic mining in Ecuador are calling the new mining decree passed by the National Constituent Assembly a win for their movement.
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Environment
- Tue May 06 2008
ADB’s 'climate change hypocrisy' denounced by civil society groups
Asian environmental and human rights groups branded the Asian Development Bank as a "leading world emitter of climate change hypocrisy" for issuing calls for clean energy investments to fight global warming while extending massive funding support for dirty mega-coal projects in Asia.
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