Forest activists announce nominations for third Treetanic Award
31 October, 2001
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31 October, 2001
October 31, 2001 - Friends of the Earth International (FoEI) and other Global Forest Coalition members announced three nominations for a special TREETANIC AWARD this afternoon. The TREETANIC AWARD is handed over during the climate negotiations to the company implementing the worst carbon sink project.
FoEI and other groups are highly concerned that the decisions on Land Use, Land Use Change and Forestry that were taken at the resumed 6 th Conference of the Parties of the Climate Convention last July will lead to the development of large-scale monoculture tree plantations. These plantations are highly detrimental from a biodiversity perspective and they often lead to the displacement of Indigenous Peoples and other social conflicts. They also distract attention from the long-term solution to climate change, a dramatic reduction in greenhouse gas emissions.
The three nominees for the TREETANIC award are:
The TREETANIC AWARD will be handed out Thursday 1 November 2001, at 11:00 am at the CAN Press Conference Room at the Palais des Congres in Marrakech, Morocco.
Contact:
Simone Lovera (Forest Campaign Co-ordinator FoEI) and Alex Phillips (Press Support), +44 771 284 3450
Jutta Kill, FERN, +49-160-4617617
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