destellos de esperanza, fogones de resistencia

The document presents a series of case studies from Friends of the Earth (FoE) affiliates worldwide, highlighting grassroots efforts to combat deforestation, protect endangered species, promote organic food, and transition to renewable energy. It emphasizes the role of local communities—particularly indigenous peoples and women—in creating sustainable alternatives to corporate-led development. The report also outlines the organization's broader political agenda to challenge international financial institutions and multinational corporations, advocating for 'ecological debt' payments from the Global North to the Global South.

• Friends of the Earth International (FoEI) operates a network of 66 independent affiliate groups with approximately one million members globally, focusing on challenging neoliberal economic systems and promoting sustainable alternatives.
• In Sri Lanka, public opposition and educational campaigns helped prevent the clearing of 8,000 hectares for maize, 5,000 hectares for pineapple, and the logging of another 25,000 hectares.
• The 'Radio Amazonía' project in Brazil has provided short-wave radio stations, solar panels, and technical training to 173 remote communities across 1.5 million square kilometers of rainforest to protect indigenous peoples from illegal loggers and miners.
• In Bangladesh, FoE is campaigning against Royal Dutch/Shell and Cairn Energy's contract to explore 'Block 5', which includes the Sundarbans mangroves, the world's largest mangrove forest and home to approximately 400 Bengal tigers.
• FoE USA identified the presence of genetically modified StarLink corn in human food products, such as Kraft corn tacos, despite a strict EPA condition that the corn only be used for animal feed.
• In Finland, FoE launched a campaign to increase consumer demand for 'green electricity' (wind, solar, and small hydro) to combat climate change, utilizing a website to list providers and their prices.
• 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 EU's Kyoto Protocol commitments.
• In Nigeria, activist Nnimmo Bassey and FoE Nigeria campaign against Shell's operations in the Niger Delta, citing environmental devastation and human rights abuses, including a 1998 pipeline explosion in Jesse that killed over 400 people.
• The U’wa people in Colombia, supported by FoE, are resisting oil exploration by Occidental Petroleum in their ancestral lands, including the Sierra Nevada del Cocuy and Tama National Parks.
• FoE Ecuador promotes the concept of 'ecological debt', arguing that industrialized Northern countries owe the Global South for the plunder of resources and the disproportionate use of the global 'environmental space' for CO2 emissions.
• In Australia, Yvonne Margarula and the Mirrar people have campaigned against the Jabiluka uranium mine in Kakadu National Park, citing radioactive waste risks and the destruction of spiritual lands.
• FoE Australia operates a 'Reverse Garbage' (Reutilizamos desechos) cooperative in Brisbane that diverts two tons of materials weekly from landfills to be resold to artists and schools.

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} }