Bukit Tinggi Declaration: Agrarian Reform and the Defense of Land and Territory in the 21st Century
14 July 2012We have been meeting here in Bukit Tinggi, West Sumatra, Indonesia, from July 10 to...
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The European “desmadre”: Uniting the struggles against the system
by Pablo Solón The overuse of a word can sometimes devalue it and make it lose its...
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Will the Burma Road End in Democracy
by Walden Bellooriginally published in FPIFMost visitors to Myanmar these days, when the country...
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Live shows from Rio produced by the Social Movements Communications Convergence and Focus on the Global South
Download the audio recording here In 30 minutes we take a look at the highlights of the Peoples’...
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‘Nature is not for sale’: TNI’s Interview with Pablo Solon
Pablo Solon is the current Executive Director of Focus on the Global Southby Robin van Wechem...
Read MoreGood face at Rio, bad face at home
by Rebeca Leonardoriginally published in the BangkokPostThe governments of the world gather again to renew their commitment to sustainable development at the Rio+20 “Earth Summit”. While Thailand will claim to be...
Read MoreWhy the “green economy” will not work: Case studies of failed CDM and REDD projects from Asia, Latin America and Africa
With speakers from Indonesia, Philippines, Cambodia, South Africa, Uruguay and beyond…Spanish, Portuguese and English translation providedOrganised by Focus on the Global South*************Porqué la “economía...
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What to do after the Cupula dos Povos?: A discussion between social movements from Asia, Africa and Latin America
With leaders from La Via Campesina, labour and indigenous movements, World March of Women and...
Read MoreAt the crossroads between green economy and rights of nature
by Pablo SolonAlmost one thousand dolphins are lying dead on the beach. Another five thousand pelicans have also been found dead. What is the cause of this massacre? There are different explanations. Some argue that it was...
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Our Future is not for Sale! Reject the Green Economy and the ‘commodification’ of Nature!
PMCJ statement on the Rio+20 Conference and the Green EconomyAs world leaders gather at the United...
Read MoreAlternative models for water governance and management: the people’s challenge to “green economy”
by Mary Ann ManahanThe “green economy” sets the stage for the creation of markets where water and its ecosystem functions (e.g. water purification by pristine watersheds or carbon sequestration of forests and oceans) can be...
Read MoreCommodifying water through the “green economy”
by Mary Ann ManahanIn the “green economy” (GE) water is treated as a natural capital, an economic asset which fundamentally puts a price on all the dimensions, services and functions of water. The GE proposes that the...
Read MoreCan the green economy solve China’s development and environment challenges?
by Dorothy GuerreroIn acknowledging the many challenges that it is facing in achieving its development goals and addressing environmental problems, China has embarked on reforms aimed at rebalancing its economy to address...
Read MoreGreening free trade means protecting the status quo
by Joseph PuruggananDespite the rhetoric on “moving the world toward low-carbon development” (1) it is clear that the transition to the green economy rests on maintaining and protecting the status quo when it comes to the...
Read MoreFocus at Rio+20: Events Schedule
Download the whole schedule here Days/Time Activities/Events/Time Venue June 13, Wednesday 18:30 Ambientalismo de Espetáculo Organized by Corecon – RJ June 14, Thursday 17:30 – 19:00 Corporate Power:...
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