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21 March 2024
On 21 March, which has been promoted by the FAO as the International Day of Forests, WRM is releasing a briefing about the importance of the words we use. The briefing explores how concepts like “forests,” which have been historically imposed and adopted without considering a diversity of viewpoints (in particular those of forest-dependent Peoples) contribute to the creation of policies that neither recognize this diversity nor halt deforestation.
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21 September 2022
This publication exposes the most common misleading statements currently used by plantation companies. It’s is based on the briefing "Ten Replies to Ten Lies" written by Ricardo Carrere in 1999.
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18 March 2022
On the eve of March 21, the day FAO celebrates its International Day of sustainable forest destruction, WRM is releasing a briefing that looks back at a UN-led process on the Underlying Causes of Deforestation that took place more than 20 years ago. The Underlying Causes identified in 1999 do not only remain as significant today as they were. They have even been reinforced in many ways.
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6 July 2020
Company plans 75,000 hectare expansion of Industrial Tree Plantations in Seven Countries in the Global South: Sierra Leone, Ghana, Uganda, Ethiopia, Peru, Ecuador and Paraguay. Download the leafelt to know more about the company and why communities should be alert.
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23 March 2020
This publication aims to alert community groups and activists about the corporate push for a new round of large-scale tree plantation expansion.
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21 March 2018
Compilation of WRM Bulletin articles on the occasion of March 21st – UN International Day of Forests
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5 October 2016
Download the publication. Also available in Swahili.
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20 March 2015
United Nations’ 2015 International Day of Forests. Theme: “Forests / Climate / Change”. What change?
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29 August 2014
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29 September 2013
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11 June 2012
