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 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! Declaration promoting the legacy of Chico Mendez: - Xapuri, 16 Dec 2016
The Declaration is open for sign-on until 31 Jan 2019. Please follow the link above to find where to add your name and/or the name of your organization.
"From here in Xapuri, we remind the world that Chico Mendes did not die. He was assassinated. This was the price he paid for dedicating his life to the cause of agrarian land reform and the protection of forests. The fact is that those in power never accepted that the peoples of the forest have a right to land, bread and dreams."
NEW! Declaration on the Rights of Peasants and Other People Working in Rural Area:
Adopted at the United Nations 73rd Session - 17 Dec 2018
”This declaration is an important tool which should guarantee and realize the rights of the peasants and other working people in rural areas. We urge all states to implement the declaration in a conscientiousness and transparent manner, guaranteeing peasants and rural communities the access to and control over land, peasant’s seeds, water and other natural resources. As peasants we need the protection and the respect for our values and our role in society to achieve food sovereignty,” Elizabeth Mpofu, peasant farmer from Zimbabwe & general coordinator of La Via Campesina
NEW! PLANT SPECIAL REPORT: Indigenous Communities' Struggles for Recognition -- 2018
"The laws supposed to protect traditional peoples’ rights to their lands and ways of livelihood are becoming progressively corroded in Brazil ... Community leaders continue their struggle for recognition despite death threats, assassinations and multiple schemes of encroachment into their lands and interwoven waterways."
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
Manaus-Centro, Amazonas 69020-030, BRASIL
PLANT is a USA 501(c)(3) non-profit organization