Environment and Ecology
The Friendship Office promotes policies that address the structural causes of climate change. We realize that the valiant community based development and reforestation efforts that we support can literally be swept away without binding global policies.

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Tue, 06/26/2012 - 6:57pm | jennya

After Rio, we know. Governments have given up on the planet
The post-summit pledge was an admission of defeat against consumer capitalism. But we can still salvage the natural world.
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Mon, 12/19/2011 - 7:58pm | jennya

Balance of the 17 Climate Change Conference (HSA)
http://pablosolon.wordpress.com/(Spanish below) The Climate Change Conference ended two days later than expected, adopting a set of decisions that were known only a few hours before their adoption. Some decisions were even not complete at the moment...
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Fri, 12/09/2011 - 12:24pm | jennya

Congressman Berman asks if US is "feeding the monster" in Honduras
Congressman Howard Berman released a strongly worded letter to Hillary Clinton, in which he expresses his concern about the human rights situation in Honduras.  The letter goes into great detail regarding the involvement of Honduran security forces in killings, torture and...
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Sat, 08/27/2011 - 10:23pm | jennya

D.C. Protests That Make Big Oil Quake - Amy Goodman
by Amy Goodman
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Fri, 06/24/2011 - 11:39am | jennya

Online launch of Fever – A Video Guide, a set of climate change videos for use by indigenous communities and their allies
Dear Friends,    This email is to announce the online launch of Fever – A Video Guide, a set of videos for use by indigenous communities and their allies. The videos are available to watch and download online.
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Wed, 02/08/2012 - 11:32am | honduras

The back story to partnerships between the Canadian International Development Agency and Canadian Mining Companies
  This article was originally published at http://www.embassymag.ca/page/view/coumans-02-08-2012  
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Mon, 12/19/2011 - 7:49pm | jennya

Costa Rica builds road along Rio San Juan causing massive environmental damage
 John Perry /15th December 2011- Costa Rica is renowned for its excellent environmental record, but with the construction of a 150km road beside the San Juan river it appears to be going against that reputation by causing enormous damage to the environment.  See entire story --http://...
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Mon, 10/10/2011 - 12:42pm | jennya

Nicaraguan Peasant farmers defend seeds
Hundreds of peasant farmers, many of them members of the National Union of Farmers and Ranchers (UNAG), travelled to Managua last week to present to the government a petition laying out the necessity of rescuing, conserving, and planting local seeds of Nicaragua’s food crops as a way to...
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Wed, 06/29/2011 - 5:02pm | jennya

The Largest Forest Fire in Arizona History Wallow Fire - Special Request from the Native Americans, Apache, Navajo and Zuni tribes
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Wed, 02/02/2011 - 11:25am | jennya

Bolivia stands alone at Cancun
Bolivia Information Forum, Jan.2011- During the December UN climate change conference in Cancún, Mexico, Bolivia was the only country not to sign up to the final agreement. Evo Morales described the document as a ‘bad result for the people of the world’, which would result in...
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