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Australian newspapers have reported that Greenpeace Australia Pacific is in a major financial hole. Other legal and management woes are also confronting the group.

The most recent United Nations climate change conference in Durban, South Africa, was yet another failure dressed up as success. The meet confirmed the Kyoto Protocol is now a dead letter by proposing a nine year timetable to make a … Continue reading →

The Greenpeace vessel Esperanza quietly slipped out of PNG waters last week after the ignominy of stoning and protest by hundreds of PNG landowners.

A new study on biodiversity conservation by scientists from the National University of Singapore and the University of California states that selectively logged forests have considerable conservation value and should be included in effective strategies to protect biodiversity. The study … Continue reading →

The United Nations Environment Programme’s Finance Initiative (UNEP FI) and a coalition of more than two hundred financial institutions launched a new report on the eve of the Durban Climate Change meeting which reveals the REDD+ program requires private sector … Continue reading →

The O’Neill Government has sought to strengthen ties with partners in the Asia Pacific by marking key events in its relations with both the US and Australian governments.

Researchers from the International Centre for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT), the World Agro forestry Centre (ICRAF) and the Centre for International Forestry Research (CIFOR) have collaborated to develop an interactive online mapping tool known as Mapaz, which is set to play … Continue reading →