FSC: Stop certifying monoculture tree plantations!
Asia Pulp and Paper is probably the most controversial paper company in the world. It has destroyed vast areas of forest in Sumatra and...
Read MoreBrazil: The pulp and paper companies’ “green international quality standard labels”
Approximately five years ago, Aracruz obtained a “green” quality label for its plantations in the extreme south of Bahia. This is a...
Read MoreCameroon: Bagyeli severely impacted by the establishment of industrial plantations
In South-Western Cameroon, near Kribi, two giant industrial plantations cover a total area of 62,000 hectares. One of them, HEVECAM, is a...
Read MoreLiberia: Painful rubber – the hard day’s life of Firestone tappers
In 1926, Firestone Tire & Rubber Company signed a 99-year contract with the government to lease one million acres [approximately...
Read MoreSouth Africa: Tree plantations ravaged by fire turned a lurking tragedy into a sad reality
Monoculture is against nature, which is diverse. That is why an unnatural system like industrial plantations of tree monocultures triggers...
Read MoreCambodia: Indigenous women raise their voices to protect their forest and traditional livelihoods from rubber plantation companies
In North East Cambodia different indigenous groups have lived for centuries, preserving an immense and extremely diverse forest ecosystem,...
Read MoreIndonesia: Harsh conditions for women workers in oil palm plantations
Indonesia is the world’s second largest palm oil producer; together with Malaysia they account for about 80 percent of global...
Read MoreMalaysia: Those who lose in the oil palm business
In Malaysia, palm oil expansion goes hand in hand with deforestation –despite government officials claiming otherwise. A press release...
Read MoreThailand: Diversity and community forest use versus monocultures and parks
The road linking Trang and Krabi in southern Thailand is an example of what economists call development. What used to be lush tropical...
Read MoreArgentina: Indigenous and environmental activists sound alarm over plans to promote tree plantations
The Patagonia region of Argentina accounts for only 4% of the country’s tree plantations. This limited development of the sector is...
Read MoreA Green Desert in the South of Latin America
Imagine an area the size of 500,000 football fields planted with a single species of tree. Is it a forest? No, it is a green desert: no...
Read MoreChile: A forestry model generating poverty and extreme poverty
In Latin America, the Chilean case is presented as a successful forestry model, in spite of the fact that many Chilean organizations – in...
Read MoreVictories of peoples’ resistance in Peru and Brazil
At a time when large corporate interests are gaining control over ever more land and resources, it is refreshing to hear news of victories...
Read MorePlantations we support and plantations we oppose
Planting trees is generally considered to be a positive action. The act of planting a tree – either at a school or in a peasant community...
Read MoreA PowerPoint presentation based on local testimonials
Depletion of water sources, changes in flora and fauna, loss of land, human rights violations, destruction of the social fabric: these are...
Read MoreStatement by forestry professionals and students
For local communities that live in forested areas, the difference between a forest and a tree monoculture is very clear. Unfortunately,...
Read MoreWhy an International Day Against Tree Monocultures?
All “international days” concern problematic issues of global importance that need to be addressed by society as a whole. The expansion...
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