Environmentalists

Anger Seethes in Gabon after Wood Company Sacks Protesting Workers

By Ngala Killian Chimtom
There is rising anger among trade unionists, environmentalists and civil society groups in Gabon after a wood company, Rain Forest Management (RFM), sacked 38 fixed-term workers last month in Mbomao, Ogooué-Ivindo province.

Socialists Could Turn to Environmentalist after Candidate’s Death

By Mario Osava
The death of socialist presidential candidate Eduardo Campos opens up an unexpected opportunity for environmental leader Marina Silva to return with renewed strength to the struggle to govern Brazil, offering a “third way” in a highly polarised campaign.