By Chris Lang Last week, Forest Peoples Programme put out a series of reports looking at the following question: To what extent have government in the world’s five most forested tropical countries rolled back on social and environmental safeguards and what are the consequences of this for Indigenous Peoples and their territories?
Tag: Coronavirus
Coronavirus notes #6: International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples sees more threats than ever for Indigenous Peoples
By Chris Lang 9 August is the International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples. The date marks the first meeting of the UN Working Group on Indigenous Populations that took place in 1982 in Geneva, Switzerland. Every year since 1994, 9 August has been the International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples. This year’s theme…
Coronavirus notes #5: FSC Australia’s shameful role in promoting logging as an “essential service”
By Chris Lang Australia suffered devastating fires between September 2019 and February 2020. About 7.4 million hectares of forest was burned, mainly in New South Wales and Victoria. The fires released 830 million tonnes of carbon dioxide – significantly more than the 530 million tonnes of CO2 that the country emits each year.
Coronavirus notes #4: When is recycled toilet paper not recycled? When it carries an FSC Recycled label
By Chris Lang Hoarding of toilet paper started in early February 2020 in Hong Kong after consumers panicked themselves into believing that the coronavirus outbreak in China would disrupt supplies. Within days, toilet paper shelves were empty in the supermarkets. Social media helped fuel the hoarding, which quickly spread across the world from Sydney to…
Coronavirus notes #3: The US bailout of its airline companies is “insane”
By Chris Lang At the end of March 2020, Donald Trump signed the US government’s US$2.2 trillion bailout into law, after it was unanimously passed in the Senate. Otherwise known as the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economy Security Act (“CARES Act”) the bailout includes generous grants and loans to the aviation industry.