On 28 November, Mr. Antônio Sapezeiro, leader of the Quilombola community of Nova Vista in Sapê do Norte, São Mateus, (Espirito Santo, Brazil) was filmed lying, immobilised and defenceless, on the concrete road, surrounded by Suzano security guards and military police officers called by them. This is not uncommon behaviour for Suzano, the biggest pulp […]
Read MoreAction Toolkit – Contact Your MEP What’s happening? The plenary vote on packaging waste (PPWR) is approaching fast. This is where the entire European Parliament, all 705 MEPs, will vote on the EU rules on packaging waste (PPWR) and we need to gather as much support as we can from all the MEPs to ensure […]
Read MoreDeforestation is expanding again in the tropical rainforests of Borneo. And indigenous peoples are not backing down from defending their land. The timber company PT Mayawana Persada is expanding its plantations in the forests of the Dayak indigenous people of Kualan Hilir. PT Mayawana Persada is linked to the conglomerate controlled by Sukanto Tanoto, which also owns APRIL […]
Read MoreThis week members of EPN’s Biomass Working Group are attending COP27 in Egypt, to alert global leaders to the fact that the proliferation of biomass as a source of energy is having unacceptably high social and environmental costs around the world. In particular, they are shining a spotlight on the impacts of the biomass industry […]
Read MoreA worldwide network of environmental groups take a stand against large scale Forest Biomass burning to produce energy, a False Climate Solution. Sydney/Hobart/Tokyo/Kathmandu/Jakarta/London/Berlin/Lisbon/Atlanta and more, 21st October 2022 – Leading up to COP27, a network of more than 190 non-government organisations worldwide took action on the International Day of Action on Biomass – to highlight […]
Read MoreLandscape in the Gran Chaco, Paraguay, May 2004. Photo by Ilosuna. Creative Commons Attribution 1.0 (Generic). After taking over vast tracts of land in all South America, the pulp & paper industry is now expanding in Paraguay. Paracel, a joint venture between a Paraguayan oil trader and foreign entities, is constructing a pulp mill and […]
Read MoreA eucalyptus plantation in South Africa. Photo Credit: Wally Menne, Timberwatch. Statement by the Africa Biomass Group, part of EPN’s Forests, Climate and Biomass Working Group, and Global Forest Coalition member organisations in Africa. September 21st is the International Day of Struggle Against Monoculture Tree Plantations, when organisations around the world raise awareness about the impacts […]
Read MoreGreenpeace is one of the most visible environmental organisations in the world. Peter Gerhardt from EPN reached out to Grant Rosoman, Senior Advisor, Forest Solutions at Greenpeace International. Why did you become an environmentalist? I was always interested in forests, growing up in New Zealand, surrounded by nature. The key trigger was witnessing deforestation and desertification and […]
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