Interview with Cleber Buzatto, Executive Secretary of CIMI (the Indigenous Missionary Council). The interview was conducted by email in August 2015.
Leaked WWF report on illegal logging in Laos: “A worst-case scenario”
A leaked WWF report exposes the scale of illegal logging in Laos. Almost all of timber exports from Laos go to Vietnam and China. In 2013, Laos exported 1.4 million cubic metres of timber to these two countries. That’s more than 10 times the official timber harvest in Laos.
Land grabs: LifeMosaic’s second video in the series Territories of Life
Grains, meat, sugar, palm oil, pulp and paper, coal, aluminium, copper, gold, oil. Just some of the commodities that corporations take from the lands of indigenous peoples to ship around the world in order to generate profits.
Scott Poynton: “Certification isn’t working and is, in fact, part of the problem”
Earlier this year Scott Poynton published a book titled “Beyond Certification”. This post looks at his criticism of certification (particularly of the Forest Stewardship Council) in the hope of facilitating more debate on the topic, and ultimately encouraging more people to look “Beyond Certification”.
Introducing LifeMosaic’s “Territories of Life: A video toolkit for indigenous peoples about land and rights”
LifeMosaic has produced an excellent new series of 10 videos, sharing “stories of resistance, resilience and hope with communities on the frontline of the global rush for land”. The video series is titled, “Territories of Life: A video toolkit for indigenous peoples about land and rights”.