c.s. mott foundation
We are grateful to c.s. mott foundation for supporting the following projects in 2008:
brazil: resisting the garabi dam
The Initiative for the Integration of the South American Regional Infrastructure (IIRSA) is a development plan which involves the construction of highways, mega dams, ports and pipelines across South America, particularly in remote, isolated regions. If built, these will have devastating consequences for Indigenous People, biodiversity and the climate and could lead to the destruction of the Amazon rainforest.
economic justice - resisting neoliberalism program
Our program on Economic Justice - Resisting Neoliberalism challenges the current economic model by exposing and resisting corporate power and the new Global Europe strategy, while identifying and promoting initiatives that generate sustainable livelihoods. (mott foundation)
May: denouncing asian development bank' s climate hypocrisy
In May, environmental and human rights groups branded the Asian Development Bank (ADB) as a "leading world emitter of climate hypocrisy" for issuing calls for clean energy investments to fight global warming while extending massive funding support for dirty mega coal projects in Asia.
redd publication: reducing emissions from deforestation in developing countries
In December 2008, the FoEI Climate Justice and Energy program launched a comprehensive critical analysis of United Nations negotiations on the REDD mechanisms. REDD is an acronym for "Reducing Emissions from Deforestation in Developing Countries".
the story of iirsa
One of the biggest threats to people and ecosystems in Latin America is a grand scheme for infrastructure projects known as “IIRSA” for short.
