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Deforestation puts cultural survival forest-dependent peoples risk
2014-12-10 07:38:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Mongabay: Forest-dependent peoples face grave threats from deforestation and other depredations, warns a new report that urges greater recognition of traditional land use and support of community-led initiatives to fight forest loss. The report, published Monday during climate talks in Lima, is based on research by dozens of indigenous and forest communities from Africa, Asia and Latin America, which convened this past March in Indonesia's Central Kalimantan province. It documents a litany of transgressions...
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Big demand puts pressure on foodbank
2014-12-09 18:12:12| Food - Topix.net
Close to 500 jobs have been lost in the Waikato this year, with New Zealand Post, Fonterra, Southern Cross Forest Products, and Goodman Fielder responsible for a big chunk of the losses. More recently, Linfox redeployed its Thames operation, with truck drivers and office staff forced to find employment elsewhere, some after 20 years' service.
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Big demand puts pressure on foodbank
2014-12-09 18:11:11| Agriculture - Topix.net
Close to 500 jobs have been lost in the Waikato this year, with New Zealand Post, Fonterra, Southern Cross Forest Products, and Goodman Fielder responsible for a big chunk of the losses. More recently, Linfox redeployed its Thames operation, with truck drivers and office staff forced to find employment elsewhere, some after 20 years' service.
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Artist puts new face on city of Austin website
2014-12-08 07:55:29| Food - Topix.net
Theresa Tucker combines her love of technology and art as she designs new websites, and that is what she has done for the city of Austin. Last summer, the city contracted to pay her $8,500 to replace its present website.
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EU vote puts Canadian tar sands label back on agenda
2014-12-03 17:25:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: Europe moved a step back towards a plan to stigmatize Canada's tar sands as highly polluting on Wednesday, despite years of Ottawa's lobbying the EU bloc as part of its export drive. European Parliament lawmakers put the plans back on the agenda by voting against the EU executive's proposal to abandon the scheme. The veto vote was passed at committee level, meaning it still has to get through a full session of the European Parliament in the coming weeks in order to force the European Commission...
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