Tag: pesticides
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The Power of Community: How Cuba Survived Peak Oil
When the Soviet Union collapsed in 1990, Cuba’s economy went into a tailspin. With imports of oil cut by more than half – and food by 80 percent – people were desperate. This film tells of the hardships and struggles as well as the community and creativity of the Cuban people during this difficult time.…
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90 Indigenous Organizations Say YES To Action Plan For Survival And Protection Of Life
In recent weeks, Indigenous representatives from 90 organizations in the Amazon region unanimously approved a new action plan that calls for an Amazon-wide “consolidation” for the survival of ancestral knowledge and the protection of forests, water, biodiversity and the climate. The action plan, titled, “The Manaus Mandate: Indigenous Action for Life” is the end result…
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Killing Fields: the Battle to Feed Factory Farms
[youtube url=”http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fzdnCmLHvNQ” autohide=”1″ rel=”0″ showsearch=”0″ showinfo=”0″] This ground breaking short film investigates the impacts of growing soy in South America to feed factory farms in Europe. Few people realize that a hidden chain of destruction stretches from factory farms in Europe to the forests of South America – where huge soy plantations are wiping out…
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Oil Palm Agression on Palawan Island
In addition to the alarming expansion of nickel mining on Palawan island in the Philippines, Indigenous peoples are now being confronted with new threats posed by the incursion of oil palm plantations. According to the indigenous network ALDAW (Ancestral Land Domain Watch), “Oil palm plantations in Palawan are being established by the Agumil Philippines Inc.,…
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Indian and Northern Affairs Canada is no steward of the land
The Auditor General of Canada, Ms. Sheila Fraser, has singled out Indian and Northern Affairs Canada (INAC) for its abysmal role as a steward of Indigenous lands. According to Ms. Fraser, who released her 2009 audit to the House of Commons last week, INAC, and to a lesser extent, Environment Canada, has routinely failed to…