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Controversial gold mining project in Costa Rica: Out of Crucitas!

Gold mining project Crucitas

At the end of 2009, the president of Costa Rica opened up the road to the questionned controversial gold mining project of Crucitas "at the tune of by executive decrees", evading in this way the forestry legislation. Several environmental organisations have been struggling for many years against open-pit gold mining. Sign today a letter addressed to the new president, asking her to veto the above mentioned decree. (Start: 22.07.2010)

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Haitian peasants say: Monsanto, get out of Haiti!

Haitian peasants march against Monsanto on 4th Juny

Monsanto is trying to offer the Haitian Ministry of Agriculture a fatal gift. The Haitian peasants will receive 475 tons of its seeds. This worsen the farmers’ situation. The organisations of La Via Campesina have expressed their strong disagreement and have demonstrated during the World Environment Day (Juny 4th) to say “no to Monsanto’s mortal gift which is a new earthquake hitting the agricultural sector”. They are asking for support to protect their food sovereignty. Help them today by sending a letter to the Haitian authorities. (Start: 22.06.2010)

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Tropical rainforest purchase in Paraguay

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Give a rainforest-certificate to someone. The Chaco jungle in Paraguay is the habitat of many endangered plants and animals like tapir, puma and giant armadillo. Not only the nature is threatened, but the 2,500 indigineous Ayoreo and 16,000 Enxet also. By buying primeval forest in Chaco, Rainforest Rescue wants to prevent the imminent deforestation and ensure the survival of the indigens.
Please help our project. One square meter Chaco jungle hardly costs more than 1 Cent!

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The Orangutan forest rescuers

Orangutan-baby in its natural habitat

Palm oil is a cheap industrial commodity and is used in food products of every type including margarine, ice cream, biscuits and washing powder. And increasingly it is found in "biodiesel" fuel made from palm oil, to run our cars and for heating stations. In particular, the rainforests are falling victim to rapidly expanding palm oil plantations in Indonesia. The Orangutans are losing their habitat. Activists from the environmental group Centre for Orangutan Protection (COP) in Kalimantan (Borneo) are risking their life to save Orangutans and organize resistance against the destruction of the rainforest by oil palm.

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No more World Bank funding for palm oil!

Please, no more of this!

The World Bank and their International finance Corporation (IFC) has been investing in and supporting the expansion of the palm oil sector first in South-east Asia and then in Papua New Guinea, Latin America and Africa since 1965 and 1976 respectively. The development of the palm oil sector has not aided the development of local people. To the contrary, it has been accompanied by serious human rights violations, for example in Indonesia and Colombia and by more deforestation and climate change. (Start: 14.05.2010)

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SOS for the Galicia's native forests: No opencast mining in Pico Vello

Oposition to the mining project

A planned andalusite opencast mine would occupy 277,016 square metres on the boundaries of the Fragas do Eume, a National Park which is a prime example of Atlantic forest and is one of the forest jewels of Spain.

“Fraga” means forest in the Galician language and Fragas do Eume is an area of native Atlantic forest with oaks, holly, hazel, birch as well as other tree species. The biodiversity as well as the water and the health of the community will all be seriously affected. Please write to the Galician Authorities today to express your indignation and to demand the project to be stopped. (Start: 21.06.2010)

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Stop Lufthansa's Agrofuel Plans

Lufthansa wants to use agrofuels for economic reasons

In order to increase their ‘energy security’, Lufthansa wants to burn kerosene with agrofuels. At the end of two years of tests, up to 10% agrofuels are to be added to jet fuel. Lufthansa likes to speak about algae – not a realistic option – and jatropha, which is linked to land-grabbing, hunger and deforestation. Please call on Lufthansa to drop their agrofuel plans. (Start: 21.05.2010)

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Controversial gold mining project in Costa Rica: Out of Crucitas!