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The 300-350 Show: Forests in the Copenhagen Deal

Climate Radio | 11.10.2009 16:35 | COP15 Climate Summit 2009 | Climate Chaos | Ecology | World

Yesterday Europe blocked the protection of natural forests at the Bangkok Climate Talks. Is the Prince of Wales Rainforest Project (PRP) Emergency Package a viable alternative solution for forests? We speak to Tony Juniper, special advisor to PRP and former director of Friends of the Earth.

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30 minute show originally broadcast on ResonanceFM  http://resonancefm.com

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References:

EU Blocks Protection of Natural Forests at Bangkok Climate Talks – ECA, 9 October 2009
 http://www.ecosystemsclimate.org/NewsEvents/Pressreleases/tabid/1617/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/1901/Default.aspx

Update (subsequent to broadcast): British delegate's pro-logging stance prompts EU apology
 http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2009/oct/09/british-logging-eu-apology

Prince’s Rainforest Project

A green bailout to stop deforestation - Tony Juniper, The Guardian, 7 Sept 2009
 http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/cif-green/2009/sep/07/deforestation-brazil-guyana
Prince's Rainforests Project
 http://www.rainforestsos.org
PRP's "Emergency Package for Tropical Forests” - March 2009
 http://www.rainforestsos.org/pages/emergency-package/

Indigenous Land Rights

“REDD – Reaping profits from Evictions, land grabs, Deforestation and Destruction of Biodiversity” - IEN, October 2009
 http://www.ienearth.org/REDD/redd.pdf
Give forests back to local people to save them – Fred Pearce, New Scientist, 7 October 2009
 http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn17937-give-forests-back-to-local-people-to-save-them.html

REDD at the UN talks

REDD discussions in Bangkok – REDD-Monitor, 8 October 2009
 http://www.redd-monitor.org/2009/10/08/redd-discussions-in-bangkok/
REDD – An Introduction – REDD Monitor
 http://www.redd-monitor.org/redd-an-introduction
Giant Loophole in Forest Plan – FoE, December 2008
 http://www.foei.org/en/media/archive/2008/giant-loophole-in-forest-plans

Biofuels

World’s Forests Rapidly Disappearing – Biofuels a Major Driver – FoEI, March 2009
 http://www.foei.org/en/media/archive/2009/world-forests-rapidly-disappearing
European Biofuel Use Driving Disaster in Indonesia – FoEE, 23 September 2009
 http://www.foeeurope.org/press/2009/Sep23_European_biofuel_use_driving_disaster_in_Indonesia.html
New Report Casts Doubt of Biofuels ‘Wonder Crop’ Jatropha – FoEI, May 2009
 http://www.foei.org/en/media/archive/2009/new-report-casts-doubt-over-biofuels-2018wonder-crop2019-jatropha
‘Sustainable Palm Oil’ advert false says watchdog – FoEI, 10 September, 2009
 http://www.foei.org/en/media/archive/2009/sustainable-palm-oil-advert-false-says-watchdog

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