PLANT is a catalyst for indigenous communities and smallholder farmers to speak for themselves, their eco-systems and Seed & Food Sovereignty, instead of others speaking for them.
PLANT works with partners in Brazilian Amazonia and in sub-Saharan Africa.
“Human and Earth Rights mirror the faces of the vulnerable;
They are a discomfort to the powerful;
They are continuously translated into policy by the struggles of the excluded;
They bring justice closer to our world, our common home” ... PLANT
NEW! The Next Agribusiness Takeover: Multilateral Food Agencies
ETC Group -- Feb 2020
"In recent years, Big Ag has orchestrated unprecedented takeovers, but three agribusiness plays set for 2020-21, if successful, could amount to a de facto megamerger with the multilateral food system, binding governments to a corporate agenda that effectively marginalizes civil society and social movements."
NEW! Plastic Atlas: Facts & Figures about the World of Synthetic Polymers
Henrich Böll Stiftung -- Nov 2019
“Originally derived from fossil mineral oil and gas, and mixed with hazardous additives, plastic has the
potential to remain on the land or in the ocean for hundreds of thousands of years. In the sea, plastic
litter threatens marine organisms, especially fish, seabirds, and marine mammals. On land, the health
effects and other impacts of plastic gradually breaking down and seeping into the soil or entering food streams are still being researched.”
Greenwashing Global Logging
Deutsche Welle Documentary on Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) 42:25 -- 27 Jul 2019
FSC eco-certification was established 25 years ago to stop the deforestation of primeval forests by attesting that products are made from "environmentally-friendly" wood. But does the FSC really prevent illegal deforestation?
PLANT (Partners for the Land & Agricultural Needs of Traditional Peoples)
E-mail: plantpartners@gmail.com
PO Box 276 • Shepherdstown, WV 25443, USA
Tel. 304 876 2288
PLANT is a USA 501(c)(3) non-profit organization