Press Release: La Via Campesina denounces corporate influence in the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) in Canada
by La Via Campesina
LA VIA CAMPESINA DENOUNCES CORPORATE INFLUENCE IN THE CONVENTION ON
BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY (CBD) IN CANADA
HARARE, 29 JUNE: The Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) will hold
meetings of the XXII Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical and
Technological Advice (SBSTTA) in Montreal July 2-7, 2018 to prepare for
the main decisions to be made at the 14th Meeting of the Conference of
the Parts on the Convention on Biological Diversity in Sharm El-Sheikh,
Egypt at the end of November - decisions of utmost importance for the
future of peasants and, more broadly, all of humanity and the planet.
IN THE CONTEXT OF THIS YEAR'S SBSTTA, LA VIA CAMPESINA DEMAND THAT THE
GOVERNMENTS REJECT:
- The release of invisible and unidentified genetically modified living
organisms resulting from the so-called new genetic engineering
techniques and designed to completely eliminate certain animal and plant
species ("gene drives")
- The modification of international rules and regulations that permit
States, the right to reject genetically-modified plants and animals,
forcing them instead to accept new genetic engineering techniques
- The allowance of free and unlimited access by a few transitional
corporations to the genetic sequences of living organisms. The pretext
of computerized dematerialization of these sequences gives them the
ability to patent all seeds, all farm animals, all medicines, and all
other industrialized products derived from natural biodiversity
La Via Campesina will be present in Montreal to oppose the transnational
corporations and the policies that support their attempts to change the
international conventions of the United Nations to plunder and destroy
rather than protect all of the earth's freely existing biodiversity and
replacing it with synthetic organisms designed in their laboratories.
Peasants, Indigenous Peoples, pastoralists and fisherfolk live and work
daily within biological diversity. We understand that human beings are
part of this diversity and that it must be respected and protected as
our lives, our food, and our future generations depend on it. Protecting
peasants' and Indigenous Peoples' knowledge, as well as our rights to
the sustainable use of biodiversity, is at the heart of our struggle
against privatization and destruction.
Defending true biodiversity and the nature that feeds and supports us is
an element of Food Sovereignty. Food Sovereignty advocates for the
rights of peoples rather than corporations to determine the advance and
applicability of any and all technology introduced into the natural
world. It preserves the rights of citizens and food producers as
integral to any decisions about the future and resilience of the
worlds's food system.
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION AND INTERVIEWS WITH THE LVC DELEGATION, CONTACT:
[FR/EN] Geneviève Lalumière (Quebec) | genevieve.lalumiere(a)gmail.com |
1.514.577.9265
[FR/EN/ES] Antonio Onorati (Italy) | antonio.onorati48(a)gmail.com | |
39.340.821.9456
[FR] Alimata Traore (Mali) | alimaatou(a)yahoo.fr | 223.7603.0767
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La Via Campesina | e-newsletter | May 2018
by La Via Campesina
La Via Campesina | e-newsletter | May 2018
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DECLARATION OF GÜIRA DE MELENA
Joined together in this First Global Encounter of Agroecology Schools
and Formation Processes of La Via Campesina, we affirm based on the
broad diversity of our peasant agricultures, that we are the peoples who
produce the food and other agricultural products needed by humanity.
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FEATURED ARTICLES FROM MAY 2018
LA VIA CAMPESINA SOUTHERN AND EASTERN AFRICA TO STRENGTHEN ADVOCACY FOR
CLIMATE JUSTICE IN THE REGION!
African smallholder farmers constitute over 80% of all farms, producing
over 70% of the food consumed on the continent, relying on farmer saved
traditional seeds and traditional farming practises informed by century
old indigenous knowledge systems. Read More [4]
FIGHT, BUILD A PEOPLE'S AGRARIAN REFORM! LETTER FROM THE MST TO THE
BRAZILIAN PEOPLE
This moment calls for unity in action among progressive forces and an
effort to build a People's Project for Brazil capable of challenging the
country's structural problems, fighting extreme poverty and
unemployment; bringing development back; facing the issue of housing and
urban mobility in the cities; guaranteeing quality public health care
and education; carrying out agrarian reform in the countryside;
protecting and stopping the privatization of common natural goods; and
restoring national sovereignty. Read More [5]
LA VIA CAMPESINA STRONGLY DENOUNCES THE CRIMES AGAINST HUMANITY
COMMITTED BY THE STATE OF ISRAEL ON PALESTINIAN PEOPLE
La Via Campesina strongly condemns the continuous killings, usurpation,
land grabbing, looting of natural resources and the policy of apartheid
led by the criminal state of Israel against the Palestinian people Read
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THE FUTURE OF THE CAP: SMALL-SCALE FARMERS SPEAK OUT FROM THE EUROPEAN
PARLIAMENT
How can our current agricultural and food system respond to the present
challenges it faces? In response to the event's opening question, ECVC
panellists demonstrated that in terms of solving challenges posed by
climate change, small-scale farming can make an excellent contribution
by supporting unique agro-biodiversity as well as various wild animal
and plant species.
Read More [7]
OPPRESSION OF PAKISTAN'S CARICATURED FEUDALISM
British colonialists bestowed vast tracts of land mainly to the revenue
collectors (zemindars) in order to raise land revenue. This grafted
native Indians onto the British structure, insuring their loyalty to
British authority. After partition this class, along with the comprador
bourgeoisie, became Pakistan's hybrid ruling class.Farooq Tariq, General
Secretary, Pakistan Kissan Rabita Committee writes. Read [8]
AFRICAN PEASANTS DEMAND CLIMATE JUSTICE TO REGIONAL GOVERNMENTS: "TIME
OF REAL SOLUTIONS IS NOW!"
Peasant farmers of La Via Campesina in Southern and Eastern Africa and
allies resolved to send an open letter to the Ministerial Committee
responsible for Food, Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environment of
their respective regional governmental bodies to demand climate justice
and the adoption of peasant based solutions, such as Agroecology and
Food Sovereignty. Read More [9]
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PEASANT AGROECOLOGY ACHIEVES CLIMATE JUSTICE - A PRIMER
This primer is developed as part of the project Building Climate Justice
Advocacy with small-scale farmers in Southern and Eastern Africa
developed and implemented in partnership between Afrika Kontakt and La
Via Campesina in Southern and Eastern Africa (LVC -SEAf), with input
from allies.
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_"PESTICIDES OUT!"_ EUROPEAN COORDINATION VIA CAMPESINA (ECVC) LAUNCHES
A PEASANT AGROECOLOGY MANUAL
Farmers and peasants are the victims of a system that relies on socially
disastrous choices that seek to 'profit at any price'. These choices
include encouraging an increase in production, producing ever-cheaper
food, and imposing free trade and economic competition.
How did we get here? What are the causes and effects of pesticide use?
What are the alternatives?
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FEATURED VIDEOS
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The Fatality of Land Grabbing: Aggravating Climate Change and
Undermining Peasant's Lives Watch Video [13]
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Climate Change is not Gender Neutral Watch Video [15]
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Important Information for the subscribers of Via Campesina Mailing list
by La Via Campesina
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few things:
The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) in EU is an appreciable
effort to check the misuse of internet users' personal online data. As a
global movement that respects people's right to privacy and as a
movement where several of its members are subjected to varied levels of
surveillance and repression in their respective countries, La Via
Campesina recognises the importance, significance and necessity of such
a law.
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