September 21, the International Day of Struggle Against Monoculture Tree Plantations, is a day for organizations, networks and movements to celebrate resistance and raise their voices to demand, “Stop the Expansion of Monoculture Tree Plantations!” These plantations threaten the sovereignty of communities and peoples. The Day was launched in 2004 at a meeting of a community network struggling against industrial tree plantations in Brazil; September 21 was chosen because it is the Day of the Tree in Brazil.
21/9/2010
September 21, the International Day of Struggle Against Monoculture Tree Plantations, is a day for organizations, networks and movements to celebrate resistance and raise their voices to demand, “Stop the Expansion of Monoculture Tree Plantations!” These plantations threaten the sovereignty of communities and peoples. The Day was launched in 2004 at a meeting of a community network struggling against industrial tree plantations in Brazil; September 21 was chosen because it is the Day of the Tree in Brazil.
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17 September 2010
For local peoples, tree plantations ar jails. September 21st, International Day of Struggle against Monoculture Tree Plantations
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Action alerts
1 September 2010
Letter from organizations to the World Bank on September 21, 2010. International Day on Monoculture Tree Plantations.
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17 September 2009
Industrial oil palm plantations are a major cause of deforestation, destroy local communities livelihoods and and accelerates climate change. The World Bank must stop its promotion.
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