The Wilderness Society works to secure a strong climate deal

The Wilderness Society is attending the international climate change negotiations that are being held in Bonn, Germany in June to ensure that the next climate deal promotes a safe climate and the protection of the world's biodiverse natural forests.

We will be working to convince the Australian Government to commit to;

• deep early reductions in greenhouse gas emissions;
• to protect Australia's native forests as an important climate measure, and;
• to help developing countries, including our Indonesian neighbours, to protect their natural forests with the support of indigenous and forest dependent communities.

Many countries will be in Bonn working on the draft agreement to take to Copenhagen so it is crucial that they get the details right. We are working to ensure that the protection of the world's biodiverse forests is agreed to, that deforestation and the conversion of native forests to agricultural tree crops is ruled out or at least identified as a significant source of emissions, and that the burning of natural forests for power is not mistaken as a genuine solution to climate change.

The Wilderness Society has made a number of submissions to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, to the Australian Government and other country representatives. You can view our submissions below.

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Ecosystems Climate Alliance (ECA) Submission
Response to calls for submissions on the UNFCCC processes
(5 February 2009 - PDF document, 519Kb)

De-constructing LULUCF and its perversities
How Annex I parties avoid their responsibilities in LULUCF
(Rules made by loggers for loggers) - PDF document, 2482Kb

Ecosystems Climate Alliance (ECA) - Options and proposals on how to address definitions, modalities, rules and guidelines for the treatment of land use, land use change and forestry.
(24 April 2009 - PDF document, 646Kb)

The Wilderness Society is a founding member of the Ecosystems Climate Alliance (ECA) which is an alliance of environment and social NGOs formed in December 2008. ECA is committed to keeping natural terrestrial ecosystems intact and their carbon out of the atmosphere, in an equitable and transparent way that respects the rights of indigenous peoples and local communities.

To find out more about ECA or to view ECA's submissions please visit: www.ecosystemsclimate.org

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