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CDM projects not looking good
Article in EU Forest Watch issue 97
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June 2005
Carbon 'offset' - no magic solution to 'neutralise' fossil fuel emissions
FERN explains the myth of carbon 'offset' in a special briefing.
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June 2005

FERN fights bogus carbon claims
Article in EU Forest Watch issue 96
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February 2005
First carbon sinks projects attempting CDM registration blocked
Article in EU Forest Watch issue 93
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October 2004
'Linking Directive' approved
Article in EU Forest Watch issue 89
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September 2004
 HEADS UP: key issues and events for your campaign agenda
Article in EU Forest Watch issue 88
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July 2004
CDM projects: Plantar still in the spotlight
Article in EU Forest Watch issue 86
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June 2004
Climate matters this summer
Article in EU Forest Watch issue 85
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May 2004
CDM Watch/SinksWatch press release: Environmentalists cry foul at rock stars', polluting companies' "carbon neutral" claims
Environmentalists launch a protest against British firms Future Forests and Climate Care.
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March/April 2004
MEPs fail to tighten weak EU climate deal
Article in EU Forest Watch issue 84
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March 2004
Joint press release: [NGOs] congratulate the EU Parliament's Environment Committee for rejecting sinks, large dams and coal projects. Call on EU member stats to suppor recommendations.
Greenpeace, FERN, IRN and CDM Watch.
press release (PDF 82KB)		  
February 2004
FSC audits Brazilian plantation project
Article in EU Forest Watch issue 82
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February 2004
EP draft says no to sinks
Article in EU Forest Watch issue 82
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January 2004
CDM rules allow subsidies for mega-plantations
Article in EU Forest Watch issue 81
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December 2003
Forest Fraud: Say no to fake carbon credits
Briefing prepared for Milan climate conference COP9
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Pop out fake credit card (PDF 236k)
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December 2003
Confusion in EC climate and development work
Article in EU Forest Watch Issue 80
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December 2003
CDM: a new subsidy for the green desert
Article in EU Forest Watch Issue 80
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September 2003
Climate directive excludes sink projects
Article in EU Forest Watch Issue 77
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July 2003
PCF investors steered away from plantations
Article in EU Forest Watch Issue 76
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April 2003
Carbon sinks debated but big questions remain
Article in EU Forest Watch Issue 73
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April 2003
EU at crossroads on CDM carbon sinks
Article in EU Forest Watch Issue 73
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April 2003
First step to link aid and climate change policies
Article in EU Forest Watch Issue 73
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March 2003
Brazilian groups urge EU companies not to buy carbon credits from eucalyptus plantation
Press release (HTML)
Letter from 50 Brazilian groups (Portuguese version, English version)		 HTML
December 2002
Comments on ‘Elements for Draft Outline Report’ from the ECCP Working Group on Forest Sinks
Comments from WWF, RSPB and FERN
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November 2002
Norwegian doubts grow as climate talks stall
Article in EU Forest Watch Issue 68
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October 2002
Climate COP8 ahead
Article in EU Forest Watch Issue 67
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September 2002
Carbon sinks watchdog
 Article in EU Forest Watch Issue 66
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September 2002
Test case for CDM carbon sinks
Article in EU Forest Watch Issue 66
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July 2002
Sinks projects in pipeline without rules
Article in EU Forest Watch Issue 65
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June 2002
SBSTTA to decide sink rules
Article in EU Forest Watch Issue 64
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June 2002
EU and Japan ratify Kyoto Protocol
Article in EU Forest Watch Issue 64
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December 2001
Marrakech makes more mayhem
Article in EU Forest Watch Issue 58
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October 2001
Democracy or Carbocrazy? Intellectual corruption and the future of the climate debate
Comprehensive assessment of the scientific, structural and philosophical flaws of a markets-based approach to halting climate change. Special emphasis is given to the issue of carbon sinks. Cornerhouse briefing.
Available at: http://www.thecornerhouse.org.uk 		 
October 2001
Climate change and forests
EU Forest Watch Special Report
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September 2001
Climate Change 2001 (Third Assessment Report)
The IPCC’s periodic assessment of the causes, impacts and possible response strategies to climate change.
Available at: http://www.ipcc.ch		  
September 2001
Bonn climate deal may worsen forest crisis
Article in EU Forest Watch Issue 55
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July 2001
Sinks in the Kyoto Protocol: A dirty deal for forests, forest peoples and the climate
Fern assesses the potential impacts on forests and forest peoples of allowing carbon sinks into climate change agreements.
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July 2001
Saving the Kyoto Protocol means ending the market mania
Joint statement by 15 NGOs
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July 2001
Bonn climate talks in disarray
Article in EU Forest Watch Issue 54
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July 2001
Taking Credit: Canada and the role of sinks in international climate negotiations
Basic information about the fundamentals of climate change science and the science behind using forests as carbon sinks. Published by the David Suzuki Foundation.
Available at: http://www.davidsuzuki.org		  
July 2001
Climate updates
Ten briefings issued during the UNFCC climate negotiations October 2000 - July 2001
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May 2001
Greenwash for carbon sinks
Article in EU Forest Watch Issue 53
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April 2001
After Washington EU must step up climate plans
Article in EU Forest Watch Issue 52
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March 2001
The Whole Climate: Climate equity and its implications for the North
Assessment of the implications of current climate change negotiations and the Kyoto Protocol on equity. Published by Friends of the Earth Finland.
Printed version available in English from Friends of the Earth Finland: www.maanystavat.fi		  
February 2001
Convention discrepancies
Article in EU Forest Watch Issue 50
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January 2001
Governments didn't "work it out" at the Hague
Article published by the Taiga Rescue Network
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December 2000
Climate talks fail in The Hague & Ottawa
Article in EU Forest Watch Issue 48
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November 2000
Climate change
EU Forest Watch Special Report
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November 2000
Our viewpoint after The Hague
Article by the World Rainforest Movement
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November 2000
Climate deal set to worsen forest crisis
Press release issued by Fern during COP6 climate negotiations in The Hague
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November 2000
Large-scale tree plantations have no place in the Kyoto Protocol
Briefing from Fern
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October 2000
Sinking the Kyoto Protocol
Briefing issued by Fern in advance of COP6 climate negotiations
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September 2000
EU must hold line on carbon sinks
Article in EU Forest Watch Issue 46
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September 2000
Tree Trouble
A compilation of testimonies on the negative impact of large-scale tree plantations prepared for the sixth Conference of the Parties of the Framework Convention on Climate Change by Friends of the Earth International in co-operation with the World Rainforest Movement and Fern.
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September 2000
Open letter to Environment Ministers and Heads of Delegation re EU submission on textual proposals on articles 3.3, 3.4, 3.7 of the Kyoto Protocol
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September 2000

Carbon sinks: who loses and who wins?
10 arguments from members of the Global Forest Coalition and other NGOs and IPOs against the inclusion of sinks in the Clean Development Mechanism
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September 2000
Co2lonialism
Available at http://www.wrm.org.uy
The document is listed under International Processes, UNFCCC, Publications.		  
August 2000
Sinks that stink
Article by Ricardo Carrere of the World Rainforest Movement
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June 2000
Carbon sinks emerge as hot potato
Article in EU Forest Watch Issue 44
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May 2000
Shared concerns of US and EU NGOs
Article in EU Forest Watch Issue 43
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May 2000
Mount Tamalpais Declaration
NGO statement of concern regarding role of tree plantations in the CDM
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May 2000
TAED statement on Emissions Reductions, Carbon Sinks and the CDM
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April 2000
Trading carbon: a new value for forests
Article in EU Forest Watch Issue 42
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January 2000
Carbon fund created
Article in EU Forest Watch Issue 40
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December 1999
The Carbon Shop: Planting new problems
WRM briefing paper outlining the key concerns with carbon sinks in the context of the Kyoto Protocol
Available from www.wrm.org.uy
The document is listed under Plantations Campaign, campaign material 		  
November 1994
Deserts of Trees: The environmental and social impacts of large-scale tropical reforestation in response to global climate change
A comprehensive compilation and assessment of the environmental and social implications of large-scale tree plantation carbon sink projects. Though slightly outdated, it still is a very good source of scientific basics about carbon sinks and impacts of large-scale tree plantations. Published by Friends of the Earth UK.
Printed version available from Friends of the Earth UK http://www.foe.co.uk/pubsinfo/pubscat/order.htm 		 
September 1994
The Carbon Bomb: Climate change and the fate of the northern Boreal forests
Jardin K. Greenpeace International, Amsterdam.
Printed version available from www.greenpeace.org		  
  A summary of articles on climate change is available at http://www.wrm.org.uy