The United States along with Australia, France, Japan, Norway, and the United Kingdom will dedicate a total of $3.5 billion towards reversing deforestation in developing countries. Of the 3.5, the United States will be contributing $1 billion over the next three years. This investment is provided to promote immediate actions in REDD (Reducing Emissions from [...]
Join us to discuss what really happened in Copenhagen and what it means for global tropical forests protection. On March 11 from 2-3 pm EST we will be broadcasting live to discuss post-Copenhagen policies and perspectives.
Agenda:
1. Introduction (Erica Anderson, Forest Justice NWF)
2. Policy overview on tropical rainforest protection (Gustavo Silva-Chavez, EDF)
3. [...]
February 25, 2010 – 8:22 pm
The Forest Footprint Disclosure Project was created to help investors identify how an organization’s activities and supply chains contribute to deforestation. 180 representatives of corporate and financial sectors met in London on February 10 to hear the first Annual Review results of the Forest Footprint Disclosure Project. The review consisted of a questionnaire, answered by [...]
February 11, 2010 – 4:58 pm
Over the course of 26 years, Chevron, a U.S oil giant, has drilled in the Amazon rainforest and purposefully dumped over 18 gallons of toxic waste into their waterways. Their oil operations have not only poisoned an ecosystem the size of Rhode Island, but they have also ruined the lives of 6 indigenous [...]
December 18, 2009 – 6:31 pm
Negotiators in Copenhagen are working on deals to compensate countries for preserving forests. Forests are essential to combating climate change because they are able to efficiently capture carbon dioxide from the atmosphere.
With climate change activist eager to ratify a global climate treaty, forest preservation could be the most significant achievement to come out of the [...]
