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forests and biodiversity The world's forests are in trouble. Privatisation, increased exports and international trade liberalisation have led to a massive increase in large-scale plantations, used to produce and export timber and pulp. This has also increased the demand for meat, exotic timber and crops such as soy and palm.
All of these pressures have resulted in the disappearance of half of the world’s forests. We need to protect the forests as they provide the livelihoods of many local communities and indigenous peoples. Forests store carbon and regulate our climate and thus are crucial in our fight against climate change. They are also home to some of the most species diverse habitats on earth. Friends of the Earth International member groups work with local communities to preserve forests and uphold their rights to manage forest resources and secure sustainable livelihoods. We campaign against industrial large scale plantations, monoculture production and the commercialisation of forests and biodiversity.
Find out more about how we're working to protect the world's forests
carbon offsetting
in focus Our latest report on REDD exposes the failures of the Kalimantan Forests and Climate Partnership, the world's first large scale REDD pilot project set up between Australia and Indonesia.
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briefings: exposing the corporate capture of UN institutionsAs part of our corporate capture campaign we're producing a series of case studies which aim to help open a window into the complex and largely hidden world of corporate pressure exerted over national and international climate and environmental policy including carbon trading. In the REDD: Australia's carbon offset project in central KalimantanThis report was researched by campaigners in Friends of the Earth Australia who visited Indonesia to examine the Kalimantan Forests and Climate Partnership, the world's first large scale REDD pilot project that was set up between Australia and Indonesia. our climate is not for saleDuring the UN climate talks in Durban, 2011, we released this briefing on the threat of carbon market expansion during the climate talks. |
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