07/02/12
Jatropha: Money doesn’t grow on trees
The much-touted biofuel crop jatropha isneither a profitable nor a sustainable investment, according to this report. The report warns investors away f …
07/02/12
From Forest to Fork: How cattle, soy and sugar are destroying Brazil’s forests and damaging the climate
Growing demand for meat, animal feeds and agrofuels in Europe is contributing to the continued destruction of the Amazon and Cerrado habitats in Brazi …
07/02/12
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 …
07/02/12
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 econom …
07/02/12
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, ExxonMo …
07/02/12
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 objec …
