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02.05.2008 UNITED NATIONS, May 1 (OneWorld) - The Canadian government has drawn fierce condemnation from the world's indigenous communities for its refusal to sign an international document that recognizes native people's right to self-determination.

02.05.2008 Demand for biofuels is destroying tribal peoples’ land and lives, according to a new report. Palm oil is one of the most destructive crops followed by sugar cane, soy, corn, manioc and jatropha.
From: Survival

01.05.2008 Despite insisting a week ago that Unilever would not be bounced into taking action, company boss Patrick Cescau has performed an about-turn and announced that his company supports a moratorium on rainforest destruction in Indonesia.

01.05.2008 a British court has ordered the government to disclose previously secret records of lobbying by the Confederation of British Industry, following a court case won by an environmental campaign group.

01.05.2008 A new online game encourages greater discourse and awareness of HIV/AIDS by challenging players to look at the pictures and profiles of people from across America -- half of whom are HIV-positive -- and guess their status.

01.05.2008 The unsustainable measures used to dispose of farm animal waste must be over-hauled as they threaten both public and environmental health, says a new study on U.S. livestock production.

01.05.2008 About half of the people who moved to Britain from the countries that joined the European Union on 1 May 2004 have already left the UK, according to a new report.
From Institute for Public Policy Research

01.05.2008 Burma’s 10 May referendum on a new constitution is a sham process aimed at entrenching the military, a leading international rights group says in a new report today.