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Operation to save Earth’s most threatened tribe: first stage complete

The Awá depend on their forest for their survival.

February 14, 2014, us1.campaign-archive2.com | “The first stage of the Brazilian government’s operation to remove illegal loggers and ranchers from the land of the Awá tribe is now complete; all have been told that they must leave.  A total of 427 notices have been issued, giving the non-Indians 40 days to leave the territory or be removed.”

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The first stage of the Brazilian government’s operation to remove illegal loggers and ranchers from the land of the Awá tribe is now complete;…”
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Indonesia rejects, delays 1.3m ha of concessions due to moratorium

February 12, 2014, news.mongabay.com | “The Indonesian government has rejected nearly 932,000 hectares (2.3 million acres) of oil palm, timber, and logging concessions due to its moratorium on new permits across millions of hectares of peatlands and rainforests, reports Mongabay-Indonesia. ”

“Indonesia rejects, delays 1.3m ha of Logging concessions due to moratorium
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The Indonesian government has rejected nearly 932,000 hectares (2.3 million acres) of oil palm, timber, and logging concessions due to its…”
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Brazilian soy industry extends deforestation moratorium

February 1, 2014, news.mongabay.com | “Soy traders and producers in the Brazilian Amazon agreed to extend a moratorium on soybeans produced in recently deforested areas for another year, reports Greenpeace.”

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“Soy industry extends deforestation moratorium in the Brazilian Amazon
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Soy traders and producers in the Brazilian Amazon agreed to extend a moratorium on soybeans produced in recently deforested areas for…”
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L’Oreal pledges to wipe out forest destruction from its products by 2020

January 31, 2014, news.mongabay.com | “French cosmetics giant, L’Oreal, has pledged to stop using palm oil linked to deforestation for its products by 2020. Palm oil, which is found in both cosmetics and many food items, has been linked to widespread deforestation in places like Indonesia and Malaysia, decimating biodiversity and contributing to global warming. The crop, which is both high-yield and lucrative, is now becoming increasingly popular in Africa and Latin America as well.”

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“L’Oreal pledges to wipe out forest destruction from its products by 2020
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French cosmetics giant, L’Oreal, has pledged to stop using palm oil linked to deforestation for its products by 2020. Palm oil, which is…”
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Norwegian insurance giant blacklists palm oil companies

Fire burning on an oil palm plantation in Borneo.January 27, 2014, news.mongabay.com | “Storebrand, one of Norway’s largest life insurance and pension savings companies, has sold off holdings in eleven palm oil companies due to environmental concerns.”

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Storebrand, one of Norway’s largest life insurance and pension savings companies, has sold off holdings in eleven palm oil companies due to environmental concerns. In a statement issued last week,…”
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Oak Woodland Restoration in Douglas County

OAK WOODLAND RESTORATION “This week 10 members of Lomakatsi’s forestry workforce are implementing oak woodland restoration on private lands in Douglas County, as part of the Central Umpqua Mid-Klamath Oak Habitat Conservation Initiative. Healthy, resilient woodlands include many large old “legacy” trees consisting of Oregon white oak, and California Black Oak. Our restoration treatments aim to create resilient stands and we focus on leaving and protecting the largest trees by thinning away encroaching conifers that have developed as a result of the interruption of the natural fire cycle.” from Lomakatsi Restoration Project
Photo: OAK WOODLAND RESTORATION "This week 10 members of Lomakatsi’s forestry workforce are implementing oak woodland restoration on private lands in Douglas County, as part of the Central Umpqua Mid-Klamath Oak Habitat Conservation Initiative. Healthy, resilient woodlands include many large old “legacy” trees consisting of Oregon white oak, and California Black Oak. Our restoration treatments aim to create resilient stands and we focus on leaving and protecting the largest trees by thinning away encroaching conifers that have developed as a result of the interruption of the natural fire cycle." from Lomakatsi Restoration Project
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Oak Woodland Restoration

Oak Woodland Restoration — keeping the big ones healthy and strong!
Josh Budziak, Lomakatsi’s Project Design Specialist, measures a 3 foot diameter black oak at Mildred-Kanipe Park in Douglas County, Oregon.
Photo: Josh Budziak, Lomakatsi's Project Design Specialist, measures a 3 foot diameter black oak at Mildred-Kanipe Park in Douglas County, Oregon.
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Ecological Restoration work in Oregon and northern California

Ecological Restoration work in Oregon and northern California.
Empowering the green collar workforce is a win/win for people and planet!
Restoration workers use their bodies and minds to plant the trees along the streams and clearcuts, pull the invasive weeds, thin the dense, fire-suppressed forests, stabilize the slopes, seed the native grasses back to the woodlands, stack the sticks to reduce fire hazards and carry the drip torches across the steep slopes in an effort to carefully reintroduce fire back to these landscapes.

Empowering the Green Collar Workforce and honoring the vital role these individuals play in the restoration process is highly regarded within the Lomakatsi social philosophy. The treatment of the workers is reflected in the treatment of the land. The two are inseparable. As one of our principles states “Remember the Workers- Happy respected people do the best work”.

Photo: Restoration workers use their bodies and minds to plant the trees along the streams and clearcuts, pull the invasive weeds, thin the dense, fire-suppressed forests, stabilize the slopes, seed the native grasses back to the woodlands, stack the sticks to reduce fire hazards and carry the drip torches across the steep slopes in an effort to carefully reintroduce fire back to these landscapes. Empowering the Green Collar Workforce and honoring the vital role these individuals play in the restoration process is highly regarded within the Lomakatsi social philosophy. The treatment of the workers is reflected in the treatment of the land. The two are inseparable. As one of our principles states “Remember the Workers- Happy respected people do the best work”.
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First International Summit and Global Tribunal Held on Rights of Nature

Rights of Nature 550

January 14, 2014, www.pachamama.org | “The Global Alliance for the Rights of Nature is holding its first international summit in Otavalo and Quito, Ecuador this week.  Grounded in an understanding that humans are one part of an interdependent community of life on Earth, and that our existence in all its social, economic, industrial, cultural, and governmental manifestations is wholly dependent on the health of the atmosphere and all other ecosystems and beings that, with us, comprise our living planet, the Rights of Nature movement draws on indigenous wisdom in positing a new jurisprudence that recognizes the right of nature in all its forms to exist, persist, evolve and regenerate.”

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The Global Alliance for the Rights of Nature is holding its first international summit in Otavalo and Quito, Ecuador this week. Grounded in an understanding that humans are one part…”
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Primary school children build fuel-efficient stoves in Uganda

Students in the process of making the bricks. Photo courtesy of Kasiisi Project / Camp Uganda.January 10, 2014, news.mongabay.com | “A group of young children have become a catalyst in the effort to save Kibale National Park from deforestation. Children from Iruhuura Primary School in Uganda have collaborated with the Kasiisi Project and Camp Uganda to build fuel-efficient stoves, developing a more sustainable method of wood consumption around the hugely-biodiverse Kibale National Park.”

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“Primary school children build fuel-efficient stoves in Uganda — a win-win for people and planet
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A group of young children have become a catalyst in the effort to save Kibale National Park from deforestation. Children from Iruhuura Primary School in Uganda have collaborated with the Kasiisi Project and Camp Uganda to build fuel-efficient stoves, developing a more sustainable method of wood cons…”
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