The Gond tribe of Hasdeo Arand, the largest and oldest stretch of forest land in central India, is on the verge of losing its home in the face of coal mining.
… of June, women and children venture into the forests to get their hands on this local … cutter machines, cutting down his tribes own forests: “I used to feel horrible, the …
Villages in Hasdeo Aranya of Chhattisgarh, India, oppose illegal land acquisition and the allotment of coal blocks without consent.
… Hasdeo Aranya protests to save the forests Let India Breathe | 25th October 2019 … Minister for the Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) Shri Jairam Ramesh granted …
TreeSisters is aiming to plant a million trees a month by the end of 2020.
… the restoration of decimated mangrove forests, will also sustain indigenous fishing … herself created to do the job perfectly: forests. Empowering a global network of women, … of Cancer and Capricorn in the form of forests. Their restoration is critical to …
The tours will teach youngsters about the benefits of forests, different types of woodland habitats and wildlife.
… Google Expeditions Forestry England Forests Education … will teach youngsters about the benefits of forests, different types of woodland habitats … and wildlife. Virtual tours of the UK's forests have been launched to teach children …
Environmental groups condemn ongoing violence against forest rangers in Romania following two murders last month.
… Romania Illegal Logging Change Makers romania-forests-cut.jpg Environmental groups condemn … safety to defend the country’s old-growth forests and when forest protections are … into the killings. Those who work to protect forests should not only have adequate legal …
Rwandan authorities are partnering with communities to halt the decline of forest cover and produce wood, charcoal and fruit in a sustainable way
… Home News | 23rd April 2019 News Rwanda Forests Change Makers … idea is to co-manage some 80 percent of the forests with these various stakeholders by … that the efforts will produce healthy forests: “It’s a solution where everyone …
The Drax power station in Yorkshire is the UK's biggest CO2 emitter, burns more wood each year than the entire UK timber harvest, and is a major importer of coal from strife-stricken regions of Colombia, writes Frances Howe. This Thursday campaigners will target the company's AGM to highlight its impacts on forests, biodiversity, climate and communities, in the face of Drax's PR offensive to make biomass appear 'sustainable'.
… Howe | 10th April 2017 Activism Energy Forests Biomass Coal UK Colombia Protest … the company's AGM to highlight its impacts on forests, biodiversity, climate and … way of looking at a forest. The clear-cut forests of America Just over half of the wood …
The public has until February 25 to have their voices heard in the European Commission’s public consultation on deforestation.
… Nicole Polsterer | 14th February 2019 News Forests Deforestation Change Makers … became synonymous with saving the planet. Forests’ status as an environmental issue may … Not only is there a growing awareness that forests can be a natural bulwark against the …
Biofuelwatch warn of an unfolding 'biomassacre' as the UK is set to rely on a growing amount of wood-based biomass, driving landgrabbing, replacing old growth forests with plantations, destroying biodiversity and causing air pollution
… Energy Biofuels Black Carbon Air Pollutiion Forests Biomass Coal foreststrees.jpg Biofuelwatch warn of an … driving landgrabbing, replacing old growth forests with plantations, destroying …
Charity calls for a revolution on behalf of nature.
… for reforesting the world’s tropical rainforests, affirmed by many global scientists as … valuable knowledge. "If the tropical forests are destroyed, we risk losing our … to stop the mindless destruction of the rainforests and begin vast, conscious restoration. …
The Drax power station in North Yorkshire is among Britain's greatest greenhouse gas emitters, writes Almuth Ernsting. Not only is it burning some 6 million tonnes of coal every year, it is also burning its way through forests in the USA and other countries as it converts to biomass-fired units, rewarded by £1.3 million a day in subsidies. Join the #AxeDrax protest this weekend!
… Emissions Energy Biofuels Fossil Fuels Coal Forests USA UK drax-cut.jpg The Drax power … year, it is also burning its way through forests in the USA and other countries as it … total annual production. Biodiverse wetland forests reduced to pellets Virtually all of …
“Now the forests are gone, so is the sense of community."
… Makers 26665021534_001d1acbd2_o.jpg “Now the forests are gone, so is the sense of … air and noise pollution and a loss of the forests they have grown up with. This alongside all the benefits the forests provide - water filtration, flood …
The Rampal coal power plant in Bangladesh, near the world's greatest mangrove forest, is a deeply misconceived project that must be abandoned, writes Johan Frijns in this Open Letter to the Exim Bank of India - which is planning to finance its construction. It would severely damage the precious local environment and wildlife, while adding to global climate change and sea level rise.
Exim Bank of India - stop support for the Rampal Coal Power plant! Johan Frijns Banktrack | 26th May 2016 Comment Climate Change Fossil Fuels Coal Bangladesh India Natural World Water Oceans …
Exclusive film looks at allegations that a coal power project in central India, approved under the UN's Clean Development Mechanism, is destroying forests and livelihoods
… Clean Development Mechanism, is destroying forests and livelihoods It is meant to be … reports SPECIAL CONTENT EFU Film: Dwindling forests, dwindling futures – how forest …
Hundreds of millions of pounds meant to be spent on green energy will soon be lavished on Britain's biggest coal fired power station to reward it for burning 7 million tonnes of wood pellets a year - meant to be 'renewable' but actually driving biodiversity loss and even worse for climate change than coal. DECC must stop this madness!
… Coal Biofuels Renewables Fossil Fuels Forests UK USA Brazil … . Drax biomass demand ravaging biodiverse forests With three converted units, Drax would … biomass sourced from biodiverse hardwood forests in the southern US . In its recent …
The development of coal mines in East Kalimantan is having a huge impact on local and indigenous populations, destroying the forest and displacing communities. London banks and City financiers take the profit.
… by more than 1,000 mines and concessions. The forests have gone, opencast mines circle the … are fighting to protect their ancestral forests from a mining company. The …
The National Forest Company has launched a plan to build capacity for outdoor learning in primary schools.
Bringing outdoor learning into the mainstream John Everitt | 23rd October 2018 Comment Change Makers Outdoor Learning Education The National Forest Company 20161126_112524.jpeg The National Forest …
Coalition argues for laws guaranteeing that products sold in the EU do not cause deforestation and human rights abuses in Brazil.
… rights abuses in Brazil. Nicole Polsterer , Forests and Consumption campaigner at Fern, the forests and rights NGO, said: “The EU already … to ensure our rights are protected and our forests are preserved.” The international …
The environmental activist Bruno Manser mysteriously disappeared on the island of Borneo almost twenty years ago.
… timber certification . However, in the rainforests of Borneo, the situation seemed … were stuck in tiny pockets of impoverished forests, struggling against the thinning out … life, and to preserve the remaining secondary forests they still rely on. Further west, in …
Sing for the Trees will take place on International Women's Day.
… Trees International Women's Day Change Makers foreststrees.jpg Sing for the Trees will take … gentle activism" includes 53 events in parks, forests and gardens in 14 countries across the … are playing in the restoration of the world's forests. Dynamic change TreeSisters, a UK …
An Ecologist investigation reveals how the largest coal power plant to be awarded UN carbon credit funds is displacing poor communities and destroying forest in India. Luke Starr reports from Madhya Pradesh
UN-backed coal power station linked to deforestation and land grabbing Luke Starr | 29th November 2011 News India Un Carbon Credits Climate Change Deforestation Coal Energy coal1.jpg Campaigners in …
Plaintiffs from six European countries and the US argue biomass does more harm than good and should be not be counted as a renewable energy source.
… Energy Directive promotes logging of ancient forests, according to the brief , … the same time enhancing the role of land and forests as carbon sinks,” she said. Renewables …