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Mighty agro-lobby threatens reforestation of Amazon

By: Lorenzo Morales on April 2nd, 2012

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Brazil has dramatically slowed down the rate of Amazon deforestation in the past six years. But restoring the swathes of rainforest is another huge challenge – and one that is meeting powerful political opposition.

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Rural women strike back!

By: Dave Durbach on December 6th, 2011

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For women in rural areas, life can be especially tough. Tired of suffering in silence, rural women from across southern Africa, and many from further away, gathered outside the Inkosi Albert Luthuli Convention Centre in Durban to make their voices heard during the COP17 climate change conference.

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Go vegetarian, reduce your carbon footprint

By: Maria Gabriela Ensinck on December 6th, 2011

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Vegetarianism in the struggle against climate change.

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African women farmers demand climate justice

By: Carol Francis on December 4th, 2011

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As Governments of the world assemble to discuss a way to slow down the pace of climate change, 1000 women farmers across Africa engaged in a peaceful protest to add their voices to the growing cry for climate justice.

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Making forest-climate plans gender friendly

By: Ugochi_Anyaka on March 9th, 2011

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Women depend so much on the forest for livelihood. They are also among the most vulnerable to impacts of climate change. This feature advocates for gender mainstreaming in the REDD mechanism. Ugochi Anyaka reports on this.

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People’s march hits ring of steel

By: Rod Harbinson on December 9th, 2010

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Marchers from the people’s Global Forum took their protest to the streets of Cancun, Tuesday. They proceeded for 9km down the main highway towards the Summit centre before being halted by a steel barrier erected by several thousand Mexican riot police.

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Agriculture bids for deforestation money

By: Leonie Joubert on December 9th, 2010

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The scheme being negotiated under the climate negotiations known as REDD+ currently applies to forests but efforts are being made to widen it to include carbon saving measures in agriculture.

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Mexico’s Mayans blaze trail for forest protection scheme

By: Servaas Van den Bosch on December 8th, 2010

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Forest conservation by communities is a long-standing practice in Mexico and could serve as a model for a system to protect forests in the name of climate change.

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Peasants caravan comes to Cancun

By: Rod Harbinson on December 6th, 2010

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Peasants movement ‘La Via Campesina’ marches on Cancun having converged from far and wide to bring their concerns about land, livelihoods and forests to the climate talks in Mexico, December 2010.

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Nigeria Set To Announce Fresh Gas Flareout Date

By: Michael Simire on December 17th, 2009

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Nigeria, a notorious flarer of associated gas, says that a new date to stop the act, which will soon be announced, will not be shifted this time around.

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