Growing demand for meat, animal feeds and agrofuels in Europe is contributing to the continued destruction of the Amazon and Cerrado habitats in Brazil. ‘From Forest to Fork’ takes the most recent data available and finds that the European Union is the fourth biggest global importer of Brazilian meat and one of the main markets …
Who benefits from GM crops – an industry built on myths
The report reveals that the cultivation of genetically modified (GM) crops across Europe continues to decline – with an increasing number of national bans, and decreasing numbers of hectares dedicated to GM crops. Globally, the research highlights how even pro-GM Governments in South America have been forced to take steps to mitigate the negative impacts …
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Extractive industries and Millenium Development Goals for Sub-Saharan Africa
The eight Millenium Development Goals (MDGs) developed by the United Nations (UN) in 2000, aim to encourage development by improving social and economic conditions in the world’s poorest countries. However, it is widely accepted that the MDGs will not be met due to unfulfilled political and financial commitments. Sub-Saharan Africa is a sad example of …
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Gas flaring in Nigeria: wasting environment, wasting development, wasting life
Due to the enormous amounts of natural gas released into the atmosphere during the production of oil by international corporations like Shell, ExxonMobil and Chevron, Nigeria will fail to achieve Millenium Development Goal (MDG), which aims to ‘ensure environmental sustainability’ and MDG 8, ‘to develop a global partnership for development’.
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Tar Sands impacts on people, climate and environment – From Canada to Africa
This fact sheet explains how much the global development of tar sands will magnify the climate crisis and damage the environment and development objectives. Tar Sands are a naturally occurring mixture of sand or clay, water and an extremely dense and viscous form of petroleum called bitumen. The process of converting tar sands into fuel …
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The socio-economic effects of GMOs
This briefing reveals the hidden costs of GM crop cultivation that are being unfairly pushed onto conventional and organic sectors – risking further GMO-contamination and increased food prices.
