'Don't sacrifice Europe's wildlife for agrofuel expansion' email alert
Almuth Ernsting | 07.08.2007 20:29 | Ecology
Politicians claim that there is no alternative but to increase Europe’s agricultural production as food prices rise – but rising food prices are the direct result of Europe and other governments promoting the expansion of biofuels. Furthermore, the biofuel industry has long been lobbying for the abolition of set-asides in order to open up more land for biofuel production.
Biofuel expansion is already causing massive deforestation, biodiversity losses, displacements of local communities and loss of food sovereignty in the global South – now Europe’s wildlife is likely to become another victim.
Please go to
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and take part in the email alert agains the scrapping of set-aside targets without any replacement/reform, and for a moratorium on biofuel targets to protect biodiveristy and food supplies - and please let others know about it.
Almuth Ernsting
e-mail:
info@biofuelwatch.org.uk
Homepage:
http://www.biofuelwatch.org.uk
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