What does the fashion industry have to do with tropical rainforests? Check out our NEW PAGE to follow the National Wildlife Federation as we travel around the world, from Brazil to China, promoting market-based solutions to deforestation in the Amazon and other tropical regions. We’re working to engage international producers, retailers and consumers to address the “forest footprints” of key agricultural products, including [...]
A sincere thanks goes out to our Forest Justice Campaign advocates who have faithfully supported our mission. Those who participated by: attending our webinars, writing letters or making phone calls to their congress members, hosting a viewing of our featured film, tweeting about our events, joining our facebook group, hosting a tree planting and so [...]
Last week the Forest Justice Team hosted a webinar on the role forest will play in solving the climate crisis. Download the webinar to Tropical Forests: Post-Copenhagen Policy & Perspectives Introduction (Erica Anderson, Forest Justice NWF) Policy overview on tropical rainforest protection (Gustavo Silva-Chavez, EDF) Indigenous perspective on REDD (Alex Page) Youth Perspective & Engagement [...]
On March 11, forty days till the 40th Anniversary of Earth Day, leaders from the environmental community launched a 40-day countdown of action in front of the U.S. Capitol. During this time, several speakers from diverse organizations gave speeches and signed a “Declaration” calling on the U.S. Senate to take action on clean energy and [...]
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 22, 2010 – 3:52 pm
Polluters are attacking the Clean Air Act and urging their allies in Congress to erase the public health warnings of the nation’s top scientists. And the oil industry is leading the charge. TAKE ACTION: Ask Your Members of Congress to Oppose the “Dirty Air Acts” The lobbying arm of Big Oil (the American Petroleum Institute) [...]
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 groups in [...]
January 18, 2010 – 5:17 pm
by Marcelo de Aguiar & Bernadett Kiss The documentary is based on my MSc field study performed in the Amazon to evaluate the local impact of policy reforms reflecting the Climate Agenda on Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Degradation (REDD). In this short documentary, the story of Jesuina Braga Alves (Jo) illustrates the livelihood of [...]
