Global Justice Ecology Project, Author at Toward Freedom

Indonesia: Protests at United Nations Climate Convention

Global Justice Ecology Project December 12, 2007 Global Justice Ecology Project

Photo: Langelle/ GJEP

On December 11th, a very diverse group of non-governmental organizations, indigenous peoples organizations and social movements staged a protest outside of a press conference where World Bank President and former US Trade Representative Robert Zoellick announced the launch of the World Bank's Forest Carbon Partnership Facility. "This Facility is merely the World Bank up to their old tricks," stated Anne Petermann, Co-Director of Global Justice Ecology Project.

Government Experts and Activists Express Strong Concerns About Biofuels

Global Justice Ecology Project August 2, 2007 Global Justice Ecology Project

An overwhelming majority of governments, including Norway, Sweden, Germany and Indonesia expressed serious concerns about the risks of large-scale production of biofuels to forests, ecosystems, indigenous peoples and local communities at a meeting of the Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical and Technological Advice (SBSTTA) in Paris in early July [1].