Deforestation – Effects on Biodiversity – The Impact of Chemicals – The COP 26 – The False Promise of ‘Nature-based Solutions’ – The False Promise of Fake food – Carbon capture and net-zero – Geo-engineering – The Role of Biodiversity and Agroecological Systems – The climate emergency we face today is part of several interlocking […]
The Pre-Summit of the United Nations Food Systems Summit (UNFSS) taking place in Rome, as a preparative stage to the New York September Summit, is, as expected, going in the wrong direction. As many civil society members, as well as past and current Rapporteurs on the Right to Food, have denounced, this summit is yet […]
Download pdf Based on: Earth Democracy: Connecting the Rights of Mother Earth to People’s Rights and the Well-being of All, Navdanya, Mother Earth Day, 2021 Author: Dr Vandana Shiva with Navdanya Team Earth Rising The denial of nature’s rights has led to destruction of nature and now threatens the very conditions of human survival. The […]
For the last few months civil society has been calling for a reform of the EU-Mercosur trade agreement which produces a double standard when it comes to pesticide importation and exportation, especially in food and agriculture trade. Roughly 45.5% of EU imports from Mercosur countries are agricultural products, making the issue of pesticides central to […]
As Soluções Tecnológicas não vão salvar o nosso planeta *No seu último livro, Como evitar um desastre climático: As soluções que temos e as inovações necessárias, o cofundador da Microsoft, Bill Gates, expõe um plano para deter o aquecimento global através da redução a zero da emissão de gases de efeito estufa. Um facto […]
Download pdf In January 2020, the Gates foundation launched “The Bill & Melinda Gates Agricultural Innovations LLC”, also known as “Gates Ag One”. Gates Ag One was formulated to be a subsidiary of the Gates Foundation and is to be led by Joe Cornelius, the previous director of the BMGF Global Growth & Opportunity Division. […]
© Society for International Development 2020 Cite: Shroff, R., Cortés, C.R. The Biodiversity Paradigm: Building Resilience for Human and Environmental Health. Development (2020). https://doi.org/10.1057/s41301-020-00260-2 Abstract It is a well-established fact that biodiversity is pivotal to human and planetary health, completely entwining biodiverse natural systems into a continuum, through our food systems, into human health. This […]
“Gates to a Global Empire” Portões para um Império Global acima da Semente, da Comida, da Saúde, do Conhecimento … e da Terra – Um Relatório Global de Cidadãos Coordenado pela “Gates to a Global Empire” Portões para um Império Global …acima da Semente, da Comida, da Saúde, do Conhecimento e da Terra Um relatório […]
over Seed, Food, Health, Knowledge …and the Earth – The report gathers evidence and throws light on the dangers of philanthrocapitalism, which is boosting the corporate takeover of our seed, agriculture, food, knowledge and global health systems, manipulating information and eroding our democracies. Over the last 30 years it has emerged as a major force, […]
The report brings together international experts and gathers evidence of global resistance against the industrial agrifood system, as well as examples of good ecological practices among farmers, local communities and civil society organizations, as part of Navdanya International’s campaign for Poison-free Food and Farming. In continuation of the work of the International Commission on the […]