Friends of the Earth slams World Bank over land-grabbing

Posted on September 8th, 2010 by Green Assembly

BANGKOK ~ Commenting on a new World Bank report published today in which the Bank backs the practice of nations selling vast agricultural lands to foreign investors, Mariann Bassey, African food and agriculture coordinator for Environmental Rights Action/Friends of the Earth Nigeria said:
“Rural communities and the environment in poor countries are being ignored [...]

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Biochar proponents slammed over secret “land-grab” agenda

Posted on September 6th, 2010 by Green Assembly

TOKYO ~ Nineteen groups concerned with climate change have  expressed their dismay at an article by leading biochar advocates.
The groups say the article, published in the science magazine Nature and posted online in the August edition of Nature Communications, proposes that an area larger than the land mass of India could be turned into charcoal [...]

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