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Friends of the Earth (FoE) is the first major international NGO to confirm they no longer support Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) certification, which falsely suggests primary and old-growth forest logging is desirable and even sustainable, and that plantations are forests. This is a major victory for those including Ecological Internet (EI) and FSC-Watch[1] who have Continue Reading →
By David Fogarty – Reuters SINGAPORE, Sept 25 – Global carbon emissions rose rapidly in 2007, an annual study says, with developing nations such as China and India now producing more than half of mankind’s output of carbon dioxide, the main gas blamed for global warming. The Global Carbon Project said in its report carbon Continue Reading →
GREGOR HEARD,The Land The party may be over for high grain futures prices – due to the wider economic crisis, which may see some managed funds lessen their exposure to all markets, including the soft commodities market. ProFarmer managing director Richard Koch is warning farmers to brace themselves for the possibility of index funds to Continue Reading →
Sydney, Sept 22nd, 2008: A Newspoll survey released today shows that 90% of Australians want better labelling of food products that could contain genetically modified (GM) ingredients (1)
From the CSIRO A team of Australian scientists has joined forces in a collaboration that will utilise state-of-the-art technology and materials science to determine the molecular structure of the protein components in some of our most common foods. This research will help food manufacturers understand the links between the nanostructure of foods containing protein and Continue Reading →
NEIL LYON in The Land
More than 300 protesters rallied outside the conference, calling for government and the mining sector to address their concerns.
In their sights were mining giant, BHP Billiton, and the NSW Government who, they say, have failed to acknowledge the potential for proposed coal mines to irreversibly damage some of Australia’s most productive farming land.