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! Towards Socially Just and Ecologically Sustainable Seed Policies for Africa
Sabrina Masinjila, African Centre for Biodiversity -- July 2017
"Harmonised regional seed laws influence the shaping of national seed legislation, including plant variety protection laws. These are primarily determined by political and economic interests, as private seed companies seek to expand their business ventures into wider markets in Africa. On the other hand, farmer managed seed systems (FMSS), which are the basis of agricultural systems on the continent, are pointedly ignored, undermined and criminalised. This has huge implications for smallholder farms, where 80% of the seed used is from FMSS. These systems feed the continent, ensuring nutrition and supporting livelihoods, and are central to agroecological systems, cultural practices and biodiversity conservation."
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
