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Biofuel Human Rights News Results

·3/6/2008 - Food Price "Catastrophe" Feared On Eve Of Summit, Reutes

·29/5/2008 - Amnesty Condemns Forced Cane Labour In Brazil, Reuters

·14/4/2008 - United Kingdom: Campaigners criticise biofuel rules, Press Association

·11/4/2008 - UN agency says soaring cereal prices threaten peace and security, Agence France Presse

·13/2/2008 - EU fuelling human rights disaster in Indonesia, New Consumer

·1/11/2007 - We Need a Moratorium on Agrofuels, OneWorld

·26/10/2007 - UN expert calls turning food crops into fuel "a crime against humanity", International Herald Tribune

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Biofuel Human Rights Link Results

·Biofuel by Decree

·Rainforest Action Network

·Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute

·Met Office (UK)

·Conservation International

·Rainforest Portal

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1. Human rights, rare species on EU biofuels agenda           Rank: 72%

rights, rare species on EU biofuels agenda The European Union is near to agreeing standards for biofuels that put human rights and endangered species high on the agenda, a diplomat chairing the negotiations said. But the critical issue of how much CO2 they should save is as yet undecided. Biofuel use is soaring as developed countries try to curb dependence on imported oil and cut emissions of carbon dioxide, but critics say the industry has encouraged deforestation and pushed up food prices by...
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2. Losing Ground: The human rights impacts of oil palm plantation...           Rank: 71%

Losing Ground The human rights impacts of oil palm plantation expansion in Indonesia A report by Friends of the Earth, LifeMosaic and Sawit Watch February 2008 Losing Ground, February 2008 Friends of the Earth, LifeMosaic and Sawit Watch 2 "Indonesia is a uniquely diverse country whose communities and environment are being sacrificed for the benefit of a handful of companies and wealthy individuals. This report should help the Indonesian government to recognise that there is a problem, and to...
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3. EU fuelling human rights disaster in Indonesia           Rank: 71%

in Indonesia Palm oil production for food and biofuels is resulting in wide spread human rights abuses in Indonesia according to a report released this week by a coalition of international environmental groups. In 'Losing Ground' Friends of the Earth, Sawit Watch, and LifeMosaic expose the huge social problems being fuelled by EU targets to increase the use of biofuels in transport.The report reveals that oil palm companies often use violent tactics to grab land from indigenous communities with...
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4. Climate Change           Rank: 71%

Climate Change and Human Rights A Rough Guide International Council on Human Rights Policy The International Council on Human Rights Policy was established in Geneva in 1998 to conduct applied research into current human rights issues. Its research is designed to be of practical relevance to policy-makers in international and regional organisations, in governments and inter-governmental agencies, and in voluntary organisations of all kinds. The Council is independent, international in its...
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5. How to proceed with your new briefing           Rank: 70%

Losing Ground The human rights impacts of oil palm plantation expansion in Indonesia A report by Friends of the Earth, LifeMosaic and Sawit Watch February 2008 Losing Ground, February 2008 Friends of the Earth, LifeMosaic and Sawit Watch 2 "Indonesia is a uniquely diverse country whose communities and environment are being sacrificed for the benefit of a handful of companies and wealthy individuals. This report should help the Indonesian government to recognise that there is a problem, and to...
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Losing Ground The human rights impacts of oil palm plantation expansion in Indonesia A report by Friends of the Earth, LifeMosaic and Sawit Watch February 2008 Losing Ground, February 2008 Friends of the Earth, LifeMosaic and Sawit Watch 2 "Indonesia is a uniquely diverse country whose communities and environment are being sacrificed for the benefit of a handful of companies and wealthy individuals. This report should help the Indonesian government to recognise that there is a problem, and to...
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7. How to proceed with your new briefing           Rank: 70%

Losing Ground The human rights impacts of oil palm plantation expansion in Indonesia A report by Friends of the Earth, LifeMosaic and Sawit Watch February 2008 Losing Ground, February 2008 Friends of the Earth, LifeMosaic and Sawit Watch 2 "Indonesia is a uniquely diverse country whose communities and environment are being sacrificed for the benefit of a handful of companies and wealthy individuals. This report should help the Indonesian government to recognise that there is a problem, and to...
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