TAKE ACTION! Plantation expansion for agrofuels remains a major threat to the lives, livelihoods and the environment of Afro-Colombian and other peasant communities in Chocó, Colombia. This is one of the world's most biodiverse regions, with large areas of rainforest now facing...
Over 110 global environmental groups have came out against chimerical
coal industry plans to bury carbon emissions [
ark]. This coincides with Greenpeace's release of a new report entitled "
False Hope" which correctly concludes that false promises of
carbon capture and storage (CCS) [search] prolong...
It is easy to rail against
"illegal" logging [search], when in fact typical "legal" commercial logging is far more extensive and destructive in total to the world's
biodiversity [search],
climate [search],
water [search] and
biosphere [search]. Both liquidate life giving natural habitats, and more people are
realizing they...
As it is prone to do when the donors come a-calling, the Papua New Guinea (PNG) government "has admitted its
forestry sector is riddled with corruption" [
ark] . This occurred during aid talks with the Australian government, and reflects political posturing to access donor...
Done properly
tree planting [search] is a hope filled expression of love for nature. But making a hole in the ground and dropping in the seedling is only the beginning. Nearly all planted trees require years of care including watering, weeding and even fencing...