Learn about the Forest Stewardship Council, the plight of our redgum forests and how your furniture and paper purchases can combat deforestation and illegal logging in far off places like Papua New Guinea and China.

Speakers:

Anthony Amis - Friends of the Earth Forest Campaigner

Lauren Caulfield - Friends of the Earth Forest Campaigner

Damian Sullivan - Friends of the Earth International Trade Campaigner

Organised by: Friends of the Earth

Supported by: City of Yarra

Snacks and refreshments will be provided.

Entry by gold coin donation

Organised by:

- Friends of the Earth, Melbourne

Supported by:

- City of Yarra

For more information contact

email: globalisation@foe.org.au

phone: 03 9419 8700

www: www.foe.org.au

 

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FUTURE FOE EVENTS

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A new emissions paradigm: Using greenhouse development rights to enable equitable distribution of global emissions

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Date: Wednesday 8th AugustTime: 6.30 PM – 8.30 PMVenue: Edinburgh Gardens Community Room Brunswick St, North Fitzroy, Melways Ref 2C 1C

Under the grandstand, enter from Brunswick St (after the pedestrian crossing)

Speaker: Tom Athanasiou from EcoEquity (www.ecoquity.org)

We know the world must rapidly reduce greenhouse gas emissions if we are to avoid dangerous climate change. But how can we do this while also facilitating the development of the majority world?

Tom Athanasiou, executive director of EcoEquity and author of several books on poverty and the environment argues that the real climate change challenge is "holding global warming below a catastrophic level while at the same time preserving the right of all people to more than merely bare-bones 'human development.'". Tom will discuss climate change and emissions from an international equity approach.

Organised by: Friends of the Earth & RMIT Globalism Institute

Supported by: City of Yarra

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Carbon Offsets - Preventing climate change or buying a clean carbon conscious?

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Date: Wednesday 5th September

Time: 6.30 PM – 8.00 PM

Venue: Friends of the Earth

312 Smith St. Collingwood.

Carbon Offsets are being offered by an ever growing number of companies and not-for-profit organisations. Their real effectiveness in reducing our carbon impacts has been hotly debated. Our panel will provide a range of informed views and opinions about this important topic.

Speakers

Anna Demant – Foundation Manager Lonely Planet Publications–

Brendan Condon - Managing Director, Climate Positive

Elizabeth Wheeler - Friends of the Earth climate justice campaigner.

Organised by: Friends of the Earth

Supported by: City of Yarra

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For more information about any of the events above, contact us via:

email: globalisation@foe.org.au

phone: +61 3 94198700

www: www.foe.org.au