Tuesday March 19, 2024 9AM Rio Branco, Acre, Brazil (GMT -5) 10AM New York (GMT - 4) 11AM Buenos Aires (GMT - 3) 11AM Sao Paulo, Brazil (GMT - 3)Zoom Link (further information below): https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87230883466~ Interpretation provided in English,...
Tree Plantations and Industrial Forestry
Rachel Parent at COP 28
Dec 5, 2023
Rachel Parent is at the COP 28, in cooperation with the Global Justice Ecology Project, to help stop genetically engineered (GE) trees. What is COP 28? UN Climate Change conferences (or COPs) happen every year. COP 28 refers to the United Nations Climate Change...
Brazil: Open Letter from the “Alert against Green Deserts” Network
Oct 31, 2023
In September 2023, The Alert against Green Deserts" network met in Brazil as part of the International Day of Struggle against Monoculture Tree Plantations. Members of different states and representatives of quilobola communities, fishermen and agrarian reform...
World Rainforest Movement: Communities from Brazil and Mozambique exchange experiences in the fight against industrial tree plantations
Oct 30, 2023
Note: The following was originally published in the World Rainforest Movement‘s in-depth October 2023 Bulletin. We highly encourage you to check it out. Exchanges between those who fight to defend their territories are crucial in helping connect and strengthen...
New Study: Glyphosate and Fluoride in High-Hardness Drinking Water Are Positively Associated with Chronic Kidney Disease of Unknown Etiology (CKDu) in Sri Lanka
Oct 30, 2023
Note: Glyphosate is the chemical found in the commonly used pesticide Roundup. The Campaign to STOP GE Trees is working to stop Suzano's glyphosate-tolerant GE Eucalyptus trees in Brazil. A new paper Glyphosate and Fluoride in High-Hardness Drinking Water Are...
GRIST: A recent effort by Brazilian lawmakers would be disastrous for Indigenous land claims
Oct 25, 2023
October 2023: A recent effort by Brazilian lawmakers would be a disaster for Indigenous land claims and efforts to protect the Amazon rainforest, as reported on the Grist website. Following Brazil’s Supreme Court September 2023 rule that marco temporal ( a legal...
Watershed Sentinel: Brazil’s “Green Deserts”
Oct 19, 2023
Brazilian communities that have resisted industrial tree plantations for decades now face the threat of glyphosate-resistant GE trees by Kaitlyn Duthie-Kannikkatt October 12, 2023 Note: This article was originally published in the Watershed Sentinel, October/November...
World Rainforest Movement: What you need to know about Suzano Papel e Celulose
Oct 18, 2023
On August 21, 2023, The World Rainforest Movement released a 20 page report entitled "What you need to know about Suzano Papel e Celulose". The report can be found on the World Rainforest Movement's website in English, French, Spanish, and Portuguese.
Upcoming Oct 26 Webinar: Resisting land grabs for eucalyptus plantations in Brazil
Oct 18, 2023
Topic: Resisting Land Grabs for Eucalyptus Plantations in Brazil Webinar Date: Thursday, October 26, 2023 Interpretation: English, French and Portuguese. Register: Click here for more information and to register. Event Details: The National Farmers Union in Canada...
The Guardian: Brazil supreme court rules in favor of Indigenous land rights in historic win
Oct 9, 2023
On September 21, 2023, Tom Phillips article Brazil supreme court rules in favor of Indigenous land rights in historic win appeared on The Guardian's website. The entire article can be read on The Guardian's website The following are excerpts from the article: Nine of...