Bulletin Issue 101 – December 2005

OURVIEWPOINT

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  Victory of local peoples against corporate plantations

  “The city of Vitoria in Brazil, owes its name to the “victory” of the colonialist Portuguese against the original indigenous inhabitants of the land. Today, the same name has a
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MOVING FORWARD

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  Plantations: Looking back for moving forward

  The negative impacts of tree plantations on forests and forest peoples have been highlighted by WRM since its creation in 1986. The 1989 “Penang Declaration” which set out the shared
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DIFFERENT COUNTRIES, SIMILAR PROBLEMS

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  Brazil: The struggle of the Green Desert Network

  The recent international meeting of the World Rainforest Movement to take stock of its activities and to reelaborate its strategies in the struggle against large-scale industrial tree monocultures, chose a
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  Cambodia: Plantations and the death of the forests

  Proponents of industrial tree plantations argue that plantations are “reforestation”, increasing the area of forest, providing jobs for local people, or reducing pressure on natural forests. The reality in Cambodia
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  Chile: The infinite thirst of forestry companies

  Lumaco (which means “Moon water”) is a community of passage located in a large area of tree plantations and impoverished communities. Very little about it invites you to stay. Lumaco
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  Ecuador: Impacts of the Eucapacific Company on people and their environment

  In Ecuador three models of monoculture tree plantations coexist: the erroneously called “carbon sinks” belonging to the Dutch foundation FACE, the pine tree plantations in Andean communities promoted by organizations
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  Indonesia: The insatiable appetite of the pulp industry

  Asia Pulp and Paper (APP) is one of the world’s largest pulp and paper companies. The company is responsible for large-scale deforestation of Indonesia’s forests. APP has also generated a
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  South Africa: Plantations – Green gold or green deserts?

  “Rural people are very knowledgeable, but they don’t have degrees. Neither do they speak the ‘right’ language. This study helps me to empower the community. I see myself as a
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  Uganda: FACE Foundation, carbon conflict and FSC certification

  In 1994, the FACE Foundation signed an agreement with the Ugandan authorities to plant trees on 25,000 hectares inside Mount Elgon National Park in Uganda. FACE is working with the
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CORPORATE “SOLUTIONS”: CARBON PLANTATIONS AND GE TREES

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  WRM and Carbon Trading

  From its beginnings in 1986, the World Rainforest Movement has been concerned about how forests, land and rural peoples’ lives are affected by industrial production of a whole range of
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  GE Trees at the meeting in Vitoria

  The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) reports outdoor field trials of GM trees worldwide in 16 countries. While the majority are located in the United States, there are
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LINKING WITH FOREST PEOPLES RIGHTS

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  Mumbai-Porto Alegre Forest Initiative: Linking the struggle against plantations with alternative local uses of forests

  The Mumbai-Porto Alegre (MPA) Forest Initiative is intended to serve as a platform for the joining of forces and for the building of solidarity between actors working on a wide
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THE VITORIA DECLARATION

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  The Vitoria Statement in Support of the Struggles of Local Peoples Against Large-Scale Tree Plantations

  The following Statement was issued on 24/11/05 in Vitoria, Espirito Santo, Brazil at an international meeting on building support for local communities against large-scale tree plantations and GMO trees. This
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