The 20th Conference of the Parties in Lima | Watch it ON LIVE
Regional powers like Brazil and Peru see themselves as key facilitators for Paris deal, but critics say they should also take bold action on emissions domestically To follow the COP 20 happening now in Lima between 1-12th December, please view the following links: –To watch it on live webcast: http://unfccc6.meta-fusion.com/cop20/ –To access the relevant documents for meetings and negotiations:...
Walls and the Tiger
When a traditional rural community in Southeast India is shattered by so-called “development”, pushing farmers to suicide, all hope seems lost. But determined to save their lives, one community fights back against powerful global forces that threaten to destroy their families and environment alike. Their struggle is the subject of a new documentary: Walls & The Tiger by Nick on [EJOLT] By {Sushma Kallam} and {Nick Meynen} Set to...
Fracking Approved in Largest National Forest in Eastern U.S.
Despite strong opposition from both elected officials in the affected areas and environmental groups, the U.S. Forest Service (USFS) has approved fracking in George Washington Forest. Objections to the plan came from members of Congress from Maryland, Virginia and Washington, D.C., Virginia Governor Terry McAuliffe and Washington D.C. city council, which passed a resolution opposing it in March. McAuliffe reiterated his opposition...
A legal guide for communities seeking environmental justice
CDCA presents its new publication: a manual to build communities and EJOs capacity to act at international legal level. How can Environmental Justice Organisations (EJOs), local communities or citizens make justice happen? What are the rules, tools and opportunities to fight back against environmental injustice? The report “A legal guide for communities seeking environmental justice” looks at a wide range of legal avenues that can...
A legal guide for communities seeking environmental justice
CDCA presents its new publication: a manual to build communities and EJOs capacity to act at international legal level. How can Environmental Justice Organisations (EJOs), local communities or citizens make justice happen? What are the rules, tools and opportunities to fight back against environmental injustice? The report “A legal guide for communities seeking environmental justice” looks at a wide range of legal avenues that can...
Biomass and Land Conflicts
Industrial tree plantations and land grabbing are among the principal causes of deforestation and dispossession of the rural poor. on [Ejolt] Large-scale monocultures for pulp and paper production devastate landscapes and communities; while rich corporations and countries are hungrily buying up land in poor food-insecure countries for export. Owners of transnational companies, financiers, buyers of the pulp and crops produced are...
