A Friends of the Earth International´s delegation is present in Geneva, Switzerland, where the UN´s Human Rights Council is holding its sessions, aiming to urge several governments to participate in the intergovernmental panel of the Council to start defining●●●
Pressure strengthened over binding treaty on corporations and human rights at the UN
Radio Mundo Real
West African Country Dumps Monsanto’s GM Cotton, Seeks Compensation
Natural Society
Joining the expanding list of GMO rejections Due to ‘disappointing yields and poor quality cotton fiber,” the country of Burkina Faso in West Africa is ditching Monsanto’s genetically modified cotton. JeuneAfrique reports that●●●
Iron ore, journey with no return
Misereor
From the Brazilian Amazon to the German automakers The production depicts in 28 minutes the daily life of the communities impacted by the Programa Grande Carajás (Great Carajás Programme), the world’s largest iron ore mining project in the●●●
