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Sugar cane ethanol to save the climate!
Brazil joins forces with UNICA to promote sugar cane ethanol.
corporate-sponsored vision for agrofuels
What is the future vision for agrofuels? This was the topic under debate at an event organised on October 6 by the European Voice in the European Parliament with sponsorship from Shell.
Soy Round Table fails on all fronts
At the May 28 meeting of the Round Table on Responsible soy, criteria have been agreed that will allow further deforestation, and GM RoundupReady soy to be labelled 'responsible'. NGOs WWF and Solidaridad nevertheless support the outcome. Brazilian soy farmers and an Argentinean NGO walked out.
Action at WWF against 'responsible soy'
On May 19 2009, WWF-Netherlands head office received an extraordinary visit. A group of activists, including a weeping Panda, demanded that WWF withdraws from the Round Table on Responsible Soy (RTRS).
Round Table on "Sustainable Biofuels"
On 19 March, a European stakeholder meeting was held by the Round Table on Sustainable Biofuels. The meeting was sponsored by German carmaker Daimler.
Sign petition, halt GM 'responsible' soy
GM toxic soy is not 'responsible'. Campaign to urge WWF and Solidaridad to leave the RTRS
A view from Bonn
Nina Holland of Corporate Europe Observatory reports back on events at the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) talks in Bonn, May 2008.