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The Nyéléni Declaration, issued during the International Forum for Agroecology in February 2015, defines agroecology as a political and social framework for food sovereignty rather than a mere set of technologies. It positions agroecology as a necessary alternative to the industrial food system, which the document claims drives climate and environmental crises. The declaration outlines core pillars—including territorial rights, collective access to the commons, and horizontal knowledge sharing—and proposes strategies to protect agroecology from corporate co-optation and 'false solutions' like climate-smart agriculture.