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FOEI’s Post Durban Analysis

Media Advisory Friends of the Earth International Where now for Climate Justice? CLIMATE: DISASTROUS “DURBAN PACKAGE” ACCELERATES ONSET OF CLIMATE CATASTROPHE DURBAN, SOUTH AFRICA, 13 DECEMBER 2011 – The UN climate talks in Durban were a failure and take the … Continue reading

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COP 17 Analysis – Durban package lacks ambition and equity

Thirty-six hours after the climate change conferencecountries agreed to a weak agreement that is lacking in ambition, equity and justice. While a second commitment period of the Kyoto Protocol has been agreed to, three major polluters Japan, Canada and Russia (and … Continue reading

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COP-17: Bolivia’s forest proposal gets little attention

Bolivia has tabled a new proposal on forest conservation, but has so far been disappointed by the lack of attention from other negotiators for full story see http://www.businessday.co.za/articles/Content.aspx?id=160224

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Press Release: Indigenous Leaders Alert the UNFCCC and the World to the Imminent Threat that REDD Poses to their Territories and Livelihoods

Durban, South Africa (IPCCA). As the UNFCCC COP 17 opens in Durban, South Africa, a gathering of indigenous leaders from around the world discussing biocultural protocols and REDD warns the UNFCCC and the international community of the grave danger that … Continue reading

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