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Title: Food Versus Fuel

URL: http://www.biodiversidadla.org/Principal/Contenido/Documentos/Alimentacion_v_s_combustible

Collection: LA ENERGAIA: Energy Policy, Regulation and Dialog in Latin America

Description: This article contains a statement made by the International Indigenous Forum on Biodiversity (FIIB) at the Tenth Session of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (COP10), which was held from October 18-29, 2010 in Nagoya, Japan. The FIBB statement voices concern about the increasing production of biofuels, along with the declining production of food for human consumption. The FIBB recommends that legally-binding targets be implemented to curb the displacement of agricultural production for food consumption by crops dedicated to biofuel production. Article in Spanish.

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Subject:   Biomass ,  Alternative Biofuel Biogas Biodiesel Bioethanol,  Food Security ,  Food Sovereignty Food Consumption Biodiversity Energy Policy

Title: The IMF and World Bank Admit that Biofuels Harm

URL: http://www.biodiversidadla.org/Principal/Contenido/Noticias/El_FMI_y_el_Banco_Mundial_admiten_que_los_biocombustibles_hacen_dano

Collection: LA ENERGAIA: Energy Policy, Regulation and Dialog in Latin America

Description: This article discusses a recent report released by the IMF and World Bank that found that hunger and malnutrition are worsening as food production is increasingly used as biofuel rather than for consumption. With more and more agricultural production becoming dedicated to biofuel production, food prices have risen, intensifying the threat to food security. Article in Spanish.

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Subject:   Biomass ,  Alternative Biofuel Bioethanol,  Food Security ,  Export Food Sovereignty

Title: Argentina: Resistance to Chinese Plan to Expand Soy in Patagonia

URL: http://www.tierramerica.info/nota.php?lang=esp&idnews=3773

Collection: LA ENERGAIA: Energy Policy, Regulation and Dialog in Latin America

Description: This article discusses the concern expressed by a number of environmental and social organizations in Argentina concerning an agreement with China to expand soybean production in the southern Argentine province of Río Negro. They are concerned that the expansion of soybean production could pose a threat to the region's biodiversity and food sovereignty. Article in Spanish.

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Subject:   Biomass ,  Trade Latin America Argentina Biofuel NGO Agreement Environment China Food Sovereignty Soybean,  Food Security ,  Biodiversity

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