50 years of Silent Spring

Silent Spring helped lay the basis for a radical ecological critique of capitalism. Half a century after first publication it's a book that has never been so important.

Feminism and the global fight for food sovereignty

Although La Via Campesina was initially formed and led by men, rural women have dramatically increased their participation in all levels and activities of the global peasant organization. A feminist perspective has emerged as a fundamental component...

Stop land grabbing for agribusiness in Mozambique

National Peasants Union: "We vehemently condemn any initiative which aims to resettle communities and expropriate the land of peasants to give way to mega farming projects for monocrop production"

Bolivia condemns UN's pro-market biodiversity policy

Diego Pacheco, head of the Bolivian delegation to CBD: "Everything connected with nature is being commodified, putting at risk the livelihoods of indigenous and local people, and of the common goods."