The sugarcane industry and the global economic crisis
The sugarcane industry and the global economic crisis Booklet PDF
Dismantle Corporate Power
Social and environmental impacts of sugarcane production in Brazil
Social and environmental impacts of sugarcane production in Brazil Booklets PDF
Map of the cases of conflict presented in the Permanent Peoples Tribunal – Madrid
Map of the cases of conflict presented in the Permanent Peoples Tribunal – Madrid See TPP Madrid 2010 larger map
Two more deaths at Marikana
A man holds an image of an unnamed alleged victim of the recent mining violence during a demonstration in Rustenburg on Saturday. Rustenburg – A man was shot dead in Marikana on Saturday evening in what the National Union…
Occupy Monsanto goes to the home of Monsanto
In the city of St. Louis, there is no one who does not have a friend, relative or neighbor working at Monsanto. This city on the banks of the Mississippi river has the doubtful honor of hosting the world headquarters…
Colombia: Banacol
This study focuses on the International Banacol Marketing Corporation’s actions in the Afro-Colombian and Mestizo communities’ collective territories of Curvaradó and Jiguamiandó in the Lower Atrato region of Chocó, Colombia. This company produces and trades bananas, pineapples, cassava, and other…
Chief of security at Canadian mining company Hudbay Minerals’ Guatemalan mine arrested for murdering Mayan community leader
Breaking news! September 28, 2012, Toronto, Canada: Almost three years to the day after the brutal slaying of community leader Adolfo Ich at Hudbay Minerals’ mining project in Guatemala, Guatemalan authorities finally arrested the former chief of security of the…
KEY HEARING IN COURT CASE ON OIL GIANT SHELL’S NIGERIAN OIL POLLUTION
The Hague, the Netherlands, September 26, 2012 — For the first time in history, a European company, Anglo-Dutch oil giant Shell, will appear in a Dutch court to account for damage it caused abroad, Friends of the Earth International announced…
VICTORY for Marikana: Lonmin workers 22% = R11 000!
Now for the struggle for Justice A heroic struggle has tasted its first victory. The reported wage settlement with Lonmin of R11 000 is a massive victory, nothing less than the murder and sacrifice of so many workers dictated. With…
Implications of GM crop cultivation at large spatial scales
Presentation given in Bremen, Germany, June 14-15, 2012 By Charles Benbrook, PhD, Center for Sustaining Agriculture and Natural Resources, Washington State University, Pullman, WA 1. Increased herbicide use on GM RR soy compared with non-GM soy:*Use of glyphosate on GM…
Study on Monsanto GM corn concerns draws skepticism
In a study that prompted sharp criticism from other experts, French scientists said on Wednesday that rats fed on Monsanto’s genetically modified corn or exposed to its top-selling weedkiller suffered tumors and multiple organ damage. The French government asked the…
Mining and Human Rights Violations in Argentina
Many communities have mobilized in opposition to prevailing mining models in Argentina this year. The use of road blocks to obstruct exportation of goods has been one popular tactic. However, these demonstrations have often been suppressed by police force. On…