destellos de esperanza, fogones de resistencia

This commemorative report by Friends of the Earth International (FOEI), published in June 2001, celebrates its 30th anniversary by documenting community-led sustainability projects across its global network of 66 independent groups. The document highlights local initiatives in forest preservation, organic food systems, biodiversity conservation, climate action, and resistance to neoliberal economic globalization.

• Friends of the Earth International (ATI) operates as a network of 66 independent affiliated groups with approximately one million members globally, aiming to challenge governments to support local initiatives and create sustainable societies.
• In Sri Lanka, public opposition successfully prevented the clearing of 8,000 hectares of forest for corn, 5,000 hectares for pineapple, and the logging of another 25,000 hectares, as only 19% of the country's original forest remains.
• The Radio Amazonía project in Brazil has provided short-wave radio stations to 173 remote communities across 1.5 million square kilometers of rainforest, aiding in health emergencies, such as a cholera epidemic among the Tikuna people, and protecting indigenous lands from illegal miners and loggers.
• In Bangladesh, the Sundarbans—the world's largest mangrove forest and home to approximately 400 Bengal tigers—is threatened by a contract signed in August 2000 between the government and Royal Dutch/Shell (and Cairn Energy) to explore natural gas in Block 5.
• In the United States, FOEI discovered that StarLink genetically modified corn, which Aventis promised to keep out of the human food chain, was present in Kraft corn tacos in July 2000, leading to the withdrawal of at least 300 food products from the market.
• The 'The Bet' (La Apuesta) initiative in Europe challenged students in 16 countries to reduce school CO2 emissions by 8% within eight months, mirroring the European Union's commitments under the Kyoto Protocol.
• In Nigeria, the Delta del Níger has suffered severe pollution from leaking Shell pipelines, including a 1998 explosion in Jesse that killed over 400 people, while activists like Nnimmo Bassey face state and corporate repression.
• The U’wa people in Colombia, supported by FOEI, are resisting oil exploration by Occidental Petroleum in their ancestral lands, which include the Sierra Nevada del Cocuy and Tama National Parks.
• FOEI Ecuador leads a campaign for 'ecological debt,' arguing that industrialized Northern countries owe a debt to the Global South for resource looting and environmental damage, such as the destruction of 70% of Ecuador's mangroves for shrimp farming.
• In Australia, the 'Reverse Garbage' (Reutilizamos desechos) cooperative in Brisbane diverts two tons of material weekly from landfills, selling reclaimed textiles, paper, and metals to businesses and artisans.

APA

Friends of the Earth International (2001). destellos de esperanza, fogones de resistencia. https://www.foei.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/30thSpanish.pdf

Chicago

Friends of the Earth International. destellos de esperanza, fogones de resistencia. 2001. https://www.foei.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/30thSpanish.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{friendsoftheearthinternational2001destellos, author = {{Friends of the Earth International}}, title = {{destellos de esperanza, fogones de resistencia}}, institution = {Friends of the Earth International}, year = {2001}, month = jun, url = {https://www.foei.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/30thSpanish.pdf}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }