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May 3, 2013 by admin

Everyone must accept binding climate commitments

By Pablo Solon The United Nations climate negotiations in Bonn are more of the same and we are running out of time. Everybody...

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Carbon Crooks: A new documentary about carbon trading
By Chris Lang, 4th September 2013 A new documentary, “Carbon Crooks”, will be broadcast on 9 September 2013 in Denmark. The film is directed by Tom Heinemann and documents the failure of carbon trading to address climate change and investigates some of the fraud in the carbon markets. A trailer of the film has been released [watch below], and it […]
Guna General Congress in Panama takes historic decision: Guna Yala territory free from REDD+, June 2013
12 June, 2013 During its meeting on 9th June, the Guna General Congress in Panama took the historic decision to reject all REDD+ projects in the Gunayala territory. Alongside this rejection of all RED+ projects, the Congress took the specific decision to reject a proposed REDD+ pilot project in the region, after 2 years of public consultations. For more info […]
UN-REDD violates right to free, prior and informed consent
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: June 1, 2013 UN violates Indigenous Peoples’ rights: UN-REDD violates right to free, prior and informed consent ONU-REDD viola el derecho al consentimiento libre, previo e informado Contact: Tom Goldtooth (218) 760-0442 ien@igc.org New York City, New York – “The United Nations is violating Indigenous Peoples rights” denounced Indigenou […]