Workshop on mangrove food products
Resource from the coastal mangrove forests are made into everyday food. See how fisherfolk use resources from mangrove forest and turn them into food products for sale for their livelihood.
Issues Category: Food Sovereignty
Workshop on making ‘bubu’ for fish and crabs
Coastal fisherfolk share their knowledge by showing us how to make bubu (a type fishing gear, like a trap) to catch fish and crabs in this short video. This video is in Bahasa Malaysia.
Coastal fisherfolk work hard to ensure sustainability of marine resource
This video highlights the problems faced by fisherfolk and communities who live along and depend on the coastal areas for their survival. The coastal areas and the surrounding sea have been destroyed and this have severely affected and impacted the livelihoods of those who depend on this. This video is in Bahasa Malaysia.
International day of struggle against tree monocultures
“Plantations are not Forests” Social organizations from several countries in Latin America, Africa and Asia[i] signed a joint Declaration[ii] on the occasion of September 21, the International Day of Struggle against Tree Monocultures. “Since 2006, every September 21st we commemorate the International Day of Struggle against Tree Monocultures, as a way of breaking the circle of silence …
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Land grabs and human rights violations exposed in Liberia ahead of Global Development Summit
MONROVIA, LIBERIA, February 1st, 2013 – Palm oil companies are grabbing more than 1.5 million acres of land in Liberia and are violating human rights of local communities, warn Liberian NGOs including Friends of the Earth Liberia (SDI – Sustainable Development Institute), Save My Future Foundation (SAMFU) and Social Entrepreneurs for Sustainable Development (SESDev). On the eve of a United …
