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Timber

Large-scale, intensively-managed and even-aged tree monocultures for timber production have been expanding onto communities’ fertile lands. They have destroyed forests and grasslands, especially in Latin America, Asia, and East and Southern Africa. The species used are exotic and fast-growing. They include varieties of eucalyptus, pine and teak trees.

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Main initiatives to expand tree plantations in Latin America, Africa and Asia

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Declaración de la Red Latinoamericana contra los Monocultivos de Árboles - RECOMA

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Stora Enso and GM trees: Intensifying destruction of forests and peoples

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10th Anniversary of the International Day of Struggle against Monoculture Plantations

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Biomass and Bioenergy

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Plantations, poverty and power: Europe’s role in the expansion of the pulp industry in the South

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Tel / Fax: +598 2605 6943
Email: wrm@wrm.org.uy

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