Thousand Currents
@1000currents
Supporting grassroots-led movements for climate justice, food sovereignty and economic justice.
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Check out this story from our movement partner, La Via Campesina (Official EN), that shows how #FoodSovereignty became a constitutional right in Nepal, the campaigns behind it, and the challenges moving forward.
Discover how Global Greengrants protects the rights of individuals and communities to defend the environment and how it includes this as a critical part of their grantmaking.
Invasive species can deeply affect forest ecosystems and impact the livelihoods of people that depend on them. See how ForestAction Nepal is dealing with this problem 👇
A reflection from our movement partner, Fensuagro Colombia: "There are regulations that prevent and condition us, far removed from our economic needs in the territories. We need to continue building tools for the recognition of Peasants as a subject of law." -Fabian Pachón
Last week our movement partners, CONAMURI, Fensuagro Colombia and La Via Campesina (Official EN) participated in a summit for the run-up to #COP16 to discuss the importance of peasants in biodiversity conservation.
The Latin American School of Agroecology (ELAA), founded by our movement partner MST Oficial, turned 19 years last week! ELAA has already trained hundreds of students committed to learning and disseminating #agroecology and rural education throughout Brazil.🌱
Free market globalization, as promoted by the World Trade Organization, has had devastating consequences on rural, peasant & smallholder farming communities. On #10September, La Via Campesina (Official EN) is calling on us to take action for fair wages, self-determination & #FoodSovereignty.