Paulo's amazing work in the Amazon has been recognised by the UN
Paulo Adario, who heads up our Amazon campaign, may not be your archetypal hero (we’ve never seen him don a pair of tights) but we’re proud to announce that he has just been awarded the honour of Forest Hero by the UN.
This was APP's Senepis Tiger Sanctuary, until one of APP's suppliers cut down the trees
Asia Pulp and Paper – the company doing so much to
jeopardise the future of Indonesia's
rainforests – has done some pretty stupid things in the past. But pulping the
trees in its own tiger sanctuary is astonishingly dumb.
Samba drummer outside the Brazilian embassy in London
The next stage of voting on Brazil’s new
Forest Code – which could have devastating impacts on the Amazon - has been
once again postponed before going to President Dilma Rousseff.
Local people, not global consultants, should have a say in how their forests are protected
It
seems the bad influence of McKinsey has diminished somewhat recently. The
consultancy firm has been kicked out of Papua New Guinea (PNG), where it had
been advising the government on how best to protect its rainforests and reduce
emissions from deforestation. It seems the new (if
controversial) administration has decided to cease doing business with
McKinsey.
Posted by Laura Kenyon -
7 December 2011 at 1:49pm -
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We are edging closer to an "ecological calamity"
in the Amazon rainforest and a vote in the Brazilian senate has pushed
us closer to the brink.
Yesterday, it voted to approve destructive
changes to the laws governing forest protection – called the Forest Code
- that would open up the Amazon rainforest to rampant destruction. But
it is not too late.
Posted by Sebastian Bock -
2 December 2011 at 10:08am -
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The big question
that currently hangs over climate talks in Durban is whether or not the politicians will
agree to sign a legally binding treaty by 2015 with
mandatory emissions cuts. But the devil will be in the details, and management
consultants pushing bad advice could have a big impact on our climate and
rainforests.
Posted by Nathalia Clark -
29 November 2011 at 4:55pm -
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Last week, senators in Brazil approved a text that condemns the
Brazilian forests, a deal between government and agribusiness made in
back rooms and secret meetings. They also rejected an amendment that
calls for a 10-year moratorium on deforestation in the Amazon.
Deforestation in the Amazon will increase if changes to the Forest Code are passed
Copenhagen, December 2009: amidst the general feeling of
disappointment due to the lack of leadership at the UN climate conference,
Brazil is responsible for one of the very few rays of hope: the chief
of cabinet announces a set of very ambitious environmental targets, including a commitment to a 80 per cent reduction in deforestation by 2020. The chief of cabinet's name? Dilma Rousseff. Her job today? President of Brazil.
Our Jakarta office remains open, allowing the forest and nuclear power campaigns to continue
Since our office was threatened with closure by the South Jakarta
district authority last week, our staff pulled out all the stops to keep
the office open.
Working to protect Indonesia's rainforests has led to concerted attacks against our Jakarta office
We have been warned that we may have to move out of our office in
Jakarta this week. This is the office that has been leading our
campaign to stop Asia Pulp and Paper (APP) destroying the rainforests of Indonesia.
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