Les voies des Amis de la Terre International vers un changement de système
Summary
The document argues that current global systems—specifically capitalism, industrial agriculture, fossil-fuel energy, and patriarchy—are based on oppression and exploitation. It proposes a transition toward a world based on solidarity, people's sovereignty, and harmony with nature. The framework focuses on several key pathways: transforming the energy system toward 100% renewables, establishing food sovereignty through agroecology, implementing community-led forest management, and dismantling the power of large corporations to prioritize people and the planet. The guide provides case studies from Palestine, Indonesia, Africa, the Netherlands, Uruguay, Brazil, and Colombia to illustrate these systemic shifts in action.
Key insights
- The document identifies the dominant global systems as the capitalist economic model, industrial agriculture, fossil-fuel-based energy systems, and patriarchal relations, all of which prioritize profit over people and nature.
- Systemic change requires dismantling the 'apparatus of oppression' and replacing competition with solidarity to address the root causes of humanity's crises.
- A transformed energy system must be 100% renewable, public, and managed by the community and society as a common good, ensuring energy sufficiency and workers' rights.
- Food sovereignty is pursued through agroecology, which allows local producers to regain control over seeds, land, and water while resisting transnational value chains.
- Community-led forest management is presented as more effective for biodiversity protection than conventional state-managed conservation programs; currently, indigenous peoples and local communities manage 21% of the Earth's land surface.
- The organization advocates for a new economic paradigm that prioritizes human rights and planetary boundaries over economic growth, including the use of binding standards to dismantle the power of multinational corporations.
- Gender justice is central to systemic change, requiring the dismantling of patriarchy and the creation of a feminist care economy and feminist food sovereignty.
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- APA
- Bradbury, A., Cadena, L., Cossar-Gilbert, S., Drago, M., Nansen, K., Rojas, I., & Shaw, S. (2023). Les voies des Amis de la Terre International vers un changement de système. Friends of the Earth International. https://www.foei.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/54-FoEI-Pathways-Pamphlet-FR-rhr.pdf
- Chicago
- Bradbury, Adam, Lucy Cadena, Sam Cossar-Gilbert, Martín Drago, Karin Nansen, Isaac Rojas, and Sara Shaw. Les voies des Amis de la Terre International vers un changement de système. Friends of the Earth International, 2023. https://www.foei.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/54-FoEI-Pathways-Pamphlet-FR-rhr.pdf.
- Wikipedia
- {{cite report |last1=Bradbury |first1=Adam |last2=Cadena |first2=Lucy |last3=Cossar-Gilbert |first3=Sam |last4=Drago |first4=Martín |last5=Nansen |first5=Karin |last6=Rojas |first6=Isaac |last7=Shaw |first7=Sara |title=Les voies des Amis de la Terre International vers un changement de système |publisher=Friends of the Earth International |date=June 2023 |url=https://www.foei.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/54-FoEI-Pathways-Pamphlet-FR-rhr.pdf |access-date=23 October 2026 |via=Climate Insights Directory}}
- BibTeX
- @techreport{bradbury2023les, author = {Bradbury, Adam and Cadena, Lucy and Cossar-Gilbert, Sam and Drago, Martín and Nansen, Karin and Rojas, Isaac and Shaw, Sara}, title = {{Les voies des Amis de la Terre International vers un changement de système}}, institution = {Friends of the Earth International}, year = {2023}, month = jun, url = {https://www.foei.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/54-FoEI-Pathways-Pamphlet-FR-rhr.pdf}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }
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