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
NEW! I Am Amazon Eu Sou Amazônia
Google Earth: An Interactive Experience Between You and the Forest -- Jul 2017
"For many people around the world, the Amazon is a mysterious faraway land of impenetrable jungles, majestic rivers and indigenous peoples. But what many of us may not realize is that we all have a connection to the Amazon—through the air we breathe, the water that irrigates the food we eat, the natural ingredients in the medicines we use, or the shifting weather patterns that we experience around the globe."
NEW! Environmental Defenders Being Killed in Record Numbers Globally, New Research Reveals
Jonathan Watts and John Vidal, The Guardian -- 13 July 2017
"Two hundred environmental activists, wildlife rangers and indigenous leaders trying to protect their land were killed in 2016, according to the watchdog group Global Witness – more than double the number killed five years ago. And the frequency of killings is only increasing as 2017 ticks by, according to data provided exclusively to the Guardian, with 98 killings identified in the first five months of this year."
NEW! Alternatives to Neonicotinoid Insecticide-Coated Corn: Agroecological Methods are Better for Farmers and the Environment
Doug Gurian-Sherman, Center for Food Safety -- 22 May 2017
"Neonicotinoid (neonic) insecticides are heavily implicated in substantial environmental harm to pollinators, aquatic organisms, birds and possibly people ... Yet harm from neonic coated corn seed is unnecessary. As this report shows, agroecological and other alternative farming methods that are not highly dependent on pesticides are available and result in high productivity. These methods rely instead on knowledge of the ecology of corn pests and the use of biological diversity to ensure productivity and resilience, while minimizing pollution."
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
