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world forests rapidly disappearing
In a reaction to an alarming report on the state of the world’s forests by the UN Food and Agricultural Organisation (FAO), Friends of the Earth International and the Global Forest Coalition called on world governments to take immediate action to halt deforestation and forest degradation.
new stories about tree plantations and women
Three new case studies and a video on the impacts of monoculture tree plantations on women in Nigeria, Papua New Guinea and Brazil were released on Sunday 8 March 2009, in recognition of International Women’s Day.
FoEI report: REDD Myths
This report is a comprehensive critique of a new mechanism to reduce emissions from deforestation and degradation in developing countries (known as REDD).
