pela terra que nos alimenta florestas e biodiversidade & soberania alimentar

This report by Friends of the Earth International documents community struggles and successes in maintaining food sovereignty and biodiversity across diverse geographic contexts. It examines the negative impacts of industrial monocultures, corporate land grabs, and genetically modified organisms (GMOs) while promoting agroecology, seed saving, and community-based forest management as sustainable alternatives. The text emphasizes the role of women and indigenous peoples in protecting ecosystems and argues that food sovereignty is unattainable without the preservation of biological diversity.

• In Nigeria, the acquisition of over 3,500 hectares of the Iguobazuwa forest reserve by the French company Michelin for rubber plantations has led to increased hunger, malnutrition, poverty, and forced migration.
• The BIDCO oil palm project on Bugala Island in Uganda has caused deforestation and water depletion, leading to the loss of firewood and medicinal herbs and sparking territorial disputes between the company and local residents.
• In Indonesia, the WALHI organization advocates for community-based forest management to counter a 'preservation' model that treats nature as a static museum and has led to the expulsion of indigenous tribes from national parks.
• The Agrovida association in Colombia's García Rovira province has recovered over 100 potato varieties, 40 bean varieties, and 30 fava bean varieties through seed banks and a community agroecological market.
• In Costa Rica, the Sonafluca settlement manages 146 hectares of community forest, including the 'Reserva Biológica Dendrobates', which protects endangered species like the Manu and Tostao trees.
• El Salvador faces a severe food crisis due to public policies favoring cereal imports and the use of chemical inputs promoted by transnational corporations like Monsanto, Bayer, and Syngenta.
• In the United States, the concentration of the seed market—where four companies control 43% of the market—has led to a decline in farm diversity, from an average of five varieties per farm in 1900 to one today.
• Switzerland's high level of urbanization and industrial agriculture has contributed to it being among the European countries with the highest rates of extinct or threatened species.

APA

Friends of the Earth International (2011). pela terra que nos alimenta florestas e biodiversidade & soberania alimentar. https://www.foei.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/pela-terra-que-nos-alimenta.pdf

Chicago

Friends of the Earth International. pela terra que nos alimenta florestas e biodiversidade & soberania alimentar. 2011. https://www.foei.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/pela-terra-que-nos-alimenta.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{friendsoftheearthinternational2011pela, author = {{Friends of the Earth International}}, title = {{pela terra que nos alimenta florestas e biodiversidade \& soberania alimentar}}, institution = {Friends of the Earth International}, year = {2011}, month = mar, url = {https://www.foei.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/pela-terra-que-nos-alimenta.pdf}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }