International Day of Struggle Against Monoculture Tree Plantations

Articles from the WRM Bulletin

2020

• Resisting a (Mono)Culture of Devastation

• “The National Interest”: Neofascism in the Amazon Rainforest

2018

• September 21st: International Day of Struggle Against Monoculture Tree Plantations

2017

• Women say, “We want our lands back!”

2015

• Industrial oil palm plantations: A model that violates forest-dependent peoples and their territories

2014

• 10th Anniversary of the International Day of Struggle against Monoculture Plantations

2013

• The International Day of Struggle Against Monoculture Tree Plantations

• Indonesia: Timber monocultures destroying indigenous’ lands and livelihood

2012

• The International Day against Monoculture Tree Plantations around the world

• September 21st – International Day against Monoculture Tree Plantations

2011

• September 21: A tribute to Ricardo Carrere and to all those who struggle against monoculture tree plantations and in defense of life!

• No to the WWF New Generation Plantations Project!

• En souvenir de Ricardo Carrere…

2009

• The “benefits” of tree plantations: shattering the myths

• Myth No. 9: Oil palm plantations help mitigate climate change through the production of agrodiesel

• Myth No. 8: Certification ensures that plantations are socially beneficial and environmentally sustainable

• Myth No. 7: Plantations provide opportunities for women

• Myth No. 6: Plantations are necessary to supply the growing need for paper

• Myth No. 5: Plantations relieve pressure on native forests

• Myth No. 4: Tree plantations are good for the environment

• Myth No. 3: Plantations are much more productive than native forests

• Myth No. 2: Tree plantations generate jobs

• Myth No. 1: Tree plantations are “planted forests”

• Myth No. 15: Planting trees to produce biochar can help to mitigate climate change

• Myth No. 14: Including plantations in the climate-related mechanism REDD (Reduced emissions from deforestation and forest degradation) will help address climate change

• Myth No. 13: Genetic Modification is Useful and Necessary for Improving Trees

• Myth No. 12: Tree plantations as carbon sinks help to address climate change by offsetting carbon emitted from fossil fuels

• Myth No. 11: Tree plantations help to address climate change by neutralizing carbon emitted from fossil fuels

• Myth No. 10: Timber plantations help to address climate change through the production of ethanol.

• Materials available for 21 September

2008

• Why an International Day Against Tree Monocultures?

Books and Briefings

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  New report: Communities in Africa fight back against the land grab for palm oil

  Posted on September 20, 2019

  A new report on the state of industrial oil palm plantations in Africa shows how communities are turning the tide on a massive land grab in the region.

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  Land conflicts and shady finances plague DR Congo palm oil company backed by development funds

  Posted on November 3, 2016

  The report is also available in German, in Lingala and Swahili.

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  Industrial Tree Plantations Invading Eastern and Southern Africa

  Posted on October 5, 2016

  Also available in Swahili

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  Industrial tree plantations impacts on water

  Posted on October 5, 2016

  The briefing, “Impactos en el agua de las plantaciones industriales de árboles”, (Industrial tree plantations impacts on water), is a tool aimed at supporting local communities that suffer from the negative impacts of tree...

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  12 Replies to 12 Lies about Oil Palm monocultures plantations – new layout

  Posted on September 26, 2016

  This report aims at strengthening the struggles of all those who are opposing large-scale oil palm plantations in the global South. After expanding in Indonesia and Malaysia for decades, large expansions have more recently been occurring...

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  Ten replies to ten lies

  Posted on August 9, 1999

  By Ricardo Carrere, WRM. Planting trees can be very good, but it can also be very bad. It all depends what you’re planting them for, the scale and site of the plantations and the costs or benefits they bring to local populations....

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News

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  International Day Against Monoculture Tree Plantations 2008 – Statement by the WRM, FoEI and GFC

  Posted on September 21, 2008

  Joint Release from World Rainforest Movement, Friends of the Earth International and Global Forest Coalition Groups call for Action on 21 September: International Day Against Monoculture Tree Plantations Large-scale monoculture tree...

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  International Day against Monoculture Tree Plantations 2007 – Statement by the WRM

  Posted on September 21, 2007

  In 2004, September 21st was declared as International Day against Monoculture Tree Plantations by a number of organizations throughout the world. On this day, people in every continent carry out actions to generate awareness on the impacts...

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Other Relevant Information

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  Letter from the Collective of Women affected by monoculture oil palm from Gabon to FAO

  Posted on November 8, 2018

  Within the framework of September 21, International day of Struggle against Monoculture Tree Plantations, women affected by OLAM’s oil palm plantations, during a meeting in the village of Fera, in Gabon, decided to send a letter to FAO...

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  September 21st – International Day of Struggle Against Monoculture Tree Plantations

  Posted on September 21, 2018

  On this September 21st, a message of solidarity and homage to the communities, community-based organisations and activists who are fighting in many different ways and places to stop monoculture tree plantations.

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  Declaration: No to abuse against women in industrial oil palm plantations

  Posted on September 18, 2018

  We said it in Mundemba, Cameroon, we reiterated it in Port Loko, Sierra Leone, we re-affirm this in Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire: the abuse against women in and around industrial oil palm plantations must STOP!

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  Press release: A petition delivered to the Mozambique government and tree plantations companies urging them to give the land back to communities

  Posted on October 11, 2016

  On September 30, a petition was delivered with 12,323 signatures from several national and international organisations, as well as from individuals, in solidarity with and support to the communities in Mozambique that struggle against the...

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  Declaración de la Red Latinoamericana contra los Monocultivos de Árboles – RECOMA

  Posted on September 20, 2016

  Only available in Spanish or Portuguese 21 de setiembre de 2016 Día Internacional de Lucha contra los Monocultivos de Árboles Descargar como pdf aquí Este 21 de setiembre, las organizaciones integrantes de La Red Latinoamericana Contra...

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  Plantations are not forests – Images to share

  Posted on September 18, 2008

  These are some images that have been shared by our friends around the world. Send us yours!

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Videos

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  Video: Testimonies of Resistance – 21 September

  Posted on September 17, 2019

  Three testimonies of resistance from Brasil, 2019.

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  Video: Ten Replies to Ten Lies about Tree Plantations

  Posted on September 28, 2017

  This new short video, made by Global Justice Ecology and Project and Stop Genetically Engineered Trees, summarizes the ten top lies of the timber and pulp industries in their justification of destroying native forests for the expansion of...

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  21 September | Videos: Plantations are not forests!!

  Posted on September 10, 2017

  WRM releases five short videos which shows why industrial tree plantations are not forests. The first one is about the impacts of large-scale tree plantations in general. The other remaining four focus on specific topics: oil palm...

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  Green Deserts: Eucalyptus plantations, agrotoxins and water

  Posted on September 7, 2017

  More information >>> International Day of Struggle against Monoculture Tree Plantations...

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