FOREST DEFINITION
On September 21st 2011, International Day of Struggle against Plantations,
we call once again on the FAO to define forests by its true meaning.
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Defend
life
A short animation
about the differences to local people between a forest and a
tree plantation - Produced by the World Rainforest Movement.
Also available in Spanish, French and Portuguese
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ACTION ALERTS
We would like to invite you to support the following actions,
which are being launched as part of the activities for the International Day Against Monoculture Tree Plantations.
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Urgent call for an end to financing the establishment of eucalyptus and pine tree plantations in Mozambique
(also available in Spanish, Portuguese and French)
Based on a demand of our friends from Geasphere from Southern Africa, we are urging for an end to the financing of the establishment of eucalyptus and pine plantations in Mozambique which are causing negative impacts, especially land conflicts with peasant communities.
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Let's define forests by their true meaning. A short video that graphically illustrates how mistaken FAO’s view of forests is. For now it is available in more than twenty lenguages. We invite you to watch it, share it, download it, post it on your blog, your website, your social networking site, etc.
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Recommended
videos about impacts of tree plantations, women and
plantations, paper consumption and more
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Banners,
posters and animations to download
Visual
resources to download and upload to your website or for printing.
Elaborated by the WRM or by other organzations. Send us yours!
See here a message from Wangari
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SPECIAL WRM BULLETIN FOCUSED ON SEPTEMBER 21st
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DECLARATIONS
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Rechazo a la iniciativa de WWF: Proyecto de Plantaciones de Nueva Generación
En el Día Internacional de Lucha contra los Monocultivos de Árboles, la Red Latinoamericana contra los Monocultivos de Árboles (RECOMA) y demás organizaciones y activistas abajo firmantes rechazan y llaman a rechazar la iniciativa liderada por la WWF, conocida como “Proyecto de Plantaciones de Nueva Generación” Only available in Spanish
Las plantaciones no son bosques.
Bosques nativos: diversidad cultural y biologica - Organizaciones chilenas Only available in Spanish
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SEPTEMBER 21st AROUND THE WORLD
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Argentina
Actividades varias organizadas pro Amigos de la Tierra Argentina
Brazil
Carta al Banco Mundial "Plantações não são Florestas!" - Varias organizaciones
GETT (Grupo de Estudos Terra-Território) e o GEA (Grupo de Educaço Ambiental) - apresentaço de documentários e uma exposiçao de fotografias.
Organizações sociais afirmam ao Banco Mundial que monocultivos de árvores não são florestas
Comunicado de prensa de FASE
Cine y debate en la UFRGS
Chile
Feria de educación ambiental
Ambientalistas exigen paralización de monocultivos de pino y eucalipto en el país
Las plantaciones no son bosques.
Bosques nativos: diversidad cultural y biologica - Organizaciones chilenas
Colombia
Foro "Plantaciones Forestales en Colombia. Una mirada crítica"
Netherlands
Entrevista con Winnie Overbeek, coordinador del Movimiento Mundial por los Bosques Tropicales - Radio Nederland
Indonesia
NGO and student organizations theatrical action
Mexico
Presentación del Documental DESIERTOS DE ACEITE.
La Palma Africana en Chiapas, con debate posterior
Sweden
Seminar - International Day Against Tree Monocultures – should the Swedish Forestry Model be
exported as a solution to the deforestation?
Uruguay
Simposio Internacional sobre Forestación
PRESS:
La invasión de los bosques desencantados - Por Inés Acosta, IPS - Internacional
Uma tal salvação que também não veio dos eucaliptos - Marco Aurélio Weissheimer - Brasil
Desiertos verdes. El "boom" forestal y sus impactos locales - La Diaria, Uruguay
'Green desert' monoculture forests spreading in Africa and South America - The Guardian, UK
Día Internacional de lucha contra las plantaciones
de monocultivos de árboles - Prensa Unión de Asambleas Ciudadanas Informa - Argentina
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