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NGO: Forests should be prosperous and productive

Wednesday, 12 November 2014, 10:44 am | World Growth

Pro-growth NGO says solution to illegal logging is aid, not trade bans MELBOURNE, Nov 11, 2014 - World Growth chairman Alan Oxley today called on theAsia-Pacific Rainforest Summit to make rainforests prosperous and productive, not lock them away. More >>

New Report: EU Biofuel Proposal a Futile Effort

Tuesday, 9 July 2013, 2:14 pm | World Growth

New Report: EU Biofuel Proposal a Futile Effort to Curb Productive Land Use In Asia More >>

UK Aid Policies Could Cost Indonesian Economy $2.1 billion

Wednesday, 27 March 2013, 9:41 am | World Growth

Pro-development group World Growth says that UK aid programmes could cause losses to the Indonesian economy of as much as $2.1 billion annually. The group made the announcement upon release of a new report, ‘DFID – Department for International ... More >>

Green Misuse Of 'Prior Consent’ On Land Use Limits Growth

Monday, 3 December 2012, 12:28 pm | World Growth

Press release: Green Misuse Of 'Prior Consent’ On Land Use Will Limit Economic Growth In Developing Countries More >>

Western ‘deforestation aid’ is immoral

Friday, 30 November 2012, 3:53 pm | World Growth

Doha — Pro-development NGO World Growth has released a briefing -- Immoral Aid: The effect of REDD+ on developing country economies – at the UN climate conference in Qatar. It warns the donor-driven “REDD+” program to reduce emissions from ... More >>

Palm Oil – The Green Development Oil Newsletter

Tuesday, 13 November 2012, 12:12 pm | World Growth

World Growth 9 November 2012 Palm Oil – The Green Development Oil Newsletter Issue 25, November 2012 Proposed French palm oil tax likely to push up prices, breach WTO and harm smallholders A French Socialist Senator has introduced an amendment that ... More >>

How To Feed 18 Million People In One Day, All The Time

Wednesday, 8 August 2012, 11:55 am | World Growth

New Report: UK Aid Policy Undermines Food Security; Warns Development NGO; David Cameron Can Correct This At The Olympics Hunger Summit More >>

World Growth Forestry and Poverty Project Newsletter – June

Friday, 6 July 2012, 1:38 pm | World Growth

World Growth June 30, 2012 World Growth Forestry and Poverty Project Newsletter – Issue 36 Issue 36, June 2012 More >>

Greens Distort Indigenous Rights At Rio Conference

Monday, 18 June 2012, 4:22 pm | World Growth

Pro-development group says that Green anti-business campaigns will chill investment and halt sustainable development —precisely when the world needs an economic boost. More >>

WWF Seeking To Quash Sustainable Development At Rio

Thursday, 7 June 2012, 1:49 pm | World Growth

WWF Seeking To Quash Sustainable Development At Rio Melbourne – Pro-development NGO, World Growth, has released a report issuing a warning over the World Wildlife Fund’s (WWF) ambitions at the upcoming Rio+20 Conference. World Growth’s report ... More >>

Green Activists Must Stop Misusing International Agreements

Friday, 2 March 2012, 3:40 pm | World Growth

In the lead up to a meeting of CITES (Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species) pro-free market NGO World Growth has called upon environmental campaigners and European Union bureaucrats to cease politicizing the CITES agreement and focus ... More >>

Rich Country Climate Plans Threaten Poor Economies

Thursday, 8 December 2011, 10:47 am | World Growth

Durban, South Africa – A new report - "Restricting Growth: The Impact of Industrialized Country Climate Strategies on the World’s Poor" – will be launched by World Growth at a press conference today at the UN Climate Change Conference ... More >>

Trade War Looms With Failure of the Kyoto Protocol

Wednesday, 7 December 2011, 10:33 am | World Growth

Durban, South Africa – Global trade expert, World Growth Chairman Ambassador Alan Oxley, a former Ambassador to and Chairman of the GATT, warned today that if the imminent failure of the Kyoto Protocol drives the EU to expand use of climate change ... More >>

Durban’s Mission: Food Security First

Tuesday, 29 November 2011, 11:39 am | World Growth

World Growth November 28, 2011 Former President of the Republic of Ghana Writes How Palm Oil is Critical to Africa’s Food Security Raises Concerns About Efforts to Stop Palm Oil Development in Africa Durban, South Africa – On the opening day ... More >>

Trees Before Poverty at Durban

Wednesday, 23 November 2011, 10:54 am | World Growth

November 21, 2011 New Report Reveals World Bank Forestry Scheme Ignored Deforestation Emissions Data Donor Aid Money Being Misused More >>

Costs of U.S. Trade Restrictions on Indonesian Exports

Monday, 19 September 2011, 2:01 pm | World Growth

World renowned economist finds U.S. trade protections on coated paper products will cost Indonesian companies part of their U.S. market share and raise prices for U.S. consumers. More >>

 
 
 
 
 

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