The biomass industry, fueled by public subsidies, is a growing threat to forests and to effectively addressing the climate crisis. During a workshop organized by EPN and the Global Forest Coalition at the People’s Summit, in Santiago de Chile, testimonies were shared by voices from around the world on the on-the-ground impacts from the rapidly […]
Read MoreThe paper industry has an important role to play in the conservation and stewardship of the world’s forests. Dogwood Alliance, a conservation organisation working to protect the forests of the Southern US from destructive logging practices, released a report today assessing the forest management practices of top five paper producers in the US South which […]
Read Moreby Amanda Rodriquez, Dogwood Alliance, originally posted on the Dogwood Alliance blog. As you may remember, this past spring International Paper (IP) made a game-changing agreement with Dogwood Alliance to increase protection of Southern forests. This week they announced more details on their $7.5 million commitment to fund a five-year effort with National Fish and Wildlife Foundation […]
Read MoreBy SCOT QUARANDA, CAMPAIGN DIRECTOR, DOGWOOD ALLIANCE Exciting news! In late October, KFC released a new sustainable packaging policy that we can get behind. We’ve been studying the implications of the policy and talking with the company’s biggest suppliers to ensure that there’s real change on the ground for our forests. After much analysis, we […]
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