Category Archives: Biodiversity
Germany Considers Extraditing Whale Defender to Costa Rica
Received from ECOTERRA Intl. Yesterday, 16. 05. 2012, in Frankfurt, Germany the general Public Prosecutor to the Higher Regional Court requested a preliminary extradition arrest warrant against Captain Paul Watson, on the basis of the local arrest warrant and request for … Continue reading
Filed under Actions, Biodiversity, Climate Change, Political Repression, Water
Sign on: International Organizations Condemn IKEA’s Logging of Russia’s Old-growth Forests
May 16th, 2012 The Swedish-owned international furniture retailer, IKEA, is logging old-growth forests and other high conservation value forests in Russian Karelia[1] through its subsidiary Swedwood. A petition has been launched by Swedish NGO Protect the Forest to help change IKEA and … Continue reading
Filed under Actions, Biodiversity, Forests and Climate Change, Greenwashing, Land Grabs
Indonesia: Destroying Tripa peat swamp forest is “an act of criminal vandalism”
By Chris Lang, 15th May 2012 Cross-Posted from REDD-Monitor “Now is the time for action not words here in Tripa. To destroy one of the last great areas of peat swamp forest in Sumatra is an act of criminal vandalism.” … Continue reading
Scientists Point to Pesticides as Culprit in Honeybee Die-Offs
by Jennifer Bunin, cross-posted from Eco-Centric Blog Photo courtesy of Lisa Kleger. 05.10.2012 – For over a decade an international debate has raged over the cause of the global decline of honeybees. The implications of Colony Collapse Disorder (CCD), the mysterious disease … Continue reading
Filed under Biodiversity, Industrial agriculture
NEW REPORT REVEALS DRIVERS OF UK BIOMASS EXPANSION AS BRAZILIAN SUZANO PAPEL E CELULOSE GAIN APPROVAL FOR LARGEST GM TREE PLANTATION TRIAL
Cross-Posted from Carbon Trade Watch London/Barcelona 14 May 2012: Earlier this month Brazilian pulp and paper giant Suzano Papel e Celulose gained approval for the world’s most advanced trial of genetically modified (GM) trees to meet the global demands of … Continue reading
WWF scandal (part 3): Embezzlement and evictions in Tanzania
Note: More on WWF and their nefarious doings, this time from an ally–not a climate denier… –The GJEP Team By Chris Lang, 9th May 2012 Cross-Posted from REDD-Monitor WWF is embroiled in a two-part scandal over its work in Tanzania. … Continue reading
Sign on Letter: Save Jeju Island–No Naval Base
This call for support comes from activists in Japan. Residents on Gangjeong Village on Jeju Island in South Korea have been organizing nonviolent protest to stop the construction of a massive naval base which will destroy their community, way of life and rich marine … Continue reading
Filed under Biodiversity, Climate Change, Land Grabs, Political Repression, Pollution
Old, Big Trees Account for Disproportionately Large Amount of Forest Biomass
Note: Another reason why replacing native forests with monoculture tree plantations only worsens climate change. –The GJEP Team Cross-Posted from Science, Space, Robots blog Scientists have come up with more proof why the biggest, oldest trees in the forest are … Continue reading
Brazil: Eucalyptus developer begins final GE tree field trial
Note: The article below shows the key role that industry hopes GE trees will play in the development of extreme agrofuels (jet fuel, biodiesel, cellulosic ethanol, what have you), by manipulating the trees’ lignin and cellulose content. They are trying … Continue reading
New Zealand: GE-Weeds Costing Farmers Dearly; Scion Wants to Replant Destroyed GE trees
Wednesday, 2 May 2012, 6:51 pm From GE Free NZ The emergence of herbicide-resistant weeds as a result of planting genetically engineered crops is costing farmers dearly and shows the benefits of New Zealand’s GE-free status. A survey of farmers … Continue reading
Filed under Biodiversity, Climate Change, Food Sovereignty, GE Trees, Genetic Engineering
