New Report: Voices from communities affected by climate change
A new report published today, provides nine
testimonies from people around the world who have dramatic
first-hand experience of the devastating impacts of climate
change.
The Friends of the Earth International report "Voices from
Communities Affected by Change Change", is being published ahead
of the key United Nations climate talks taking place from 3-14
December 2007 in Bali, Indonesia. The report gives first hand
accounts of the impacts of climate change from indigenous people,
women, local authorities, farmers, small business owners and
small-scale fisherfolk from Honduras, Peru, Brazil, Mali,
Swaziland, the UK, Australia, Malaysia and Tuvalu.
These people highlight the strategies that they have developed to
try and adapt to the radical impacts of climate change on their
land, livelihoods and ecosystems.
Read the report here
Labels: Campaigns, Ethical living
Join the Big Ask Online March
Thousands of people are expected to join celebrities including
Jude Law , James Blunt and Razorlight's Johnny Borrell on
The Big Ask online march, which is calling for a tough new climate
change law. The campaign is being launched today by Friends of the Earth. It
coincides with a new survey revealing that over two thirds of
people in the UK want the Government to introduce a new law
requiring UK carbon dioxide emissions to be cut every year.
Friends of the Earth is hoping that thousands of people -
particularly the YouTube generation - will join the march over the
coming months and help persuade Gordon Brown's Government that its
plans for a climate law must be strengthened.
March for climate change here!
Labels: Campaigns, Ethical living
Local opposition to local impact living
The Lammas group are aiming to create an ecovillage in Pembrokeshire which will become a demonstration model for low impact living. They are working in partnership with Pembrokeshire County Council, but recently there has been some opposition to the project. They are asking for anyone who cares that there should be a flagship project of this sort in the UK to write in support of the group. If the application to build a low-impact ecovillage in North Pembrokeshire is successful it will have significant implications for sustainable development across the UK. However the Lammas application has met a mixed reaction from local people resulting in local activists creating petitions against the development. To find out more and show your support see their website here
Labels: Campaigns, Low impact living
