Features / Financialization of nature
No to the financialization of nature
-
13 July 2018 | News | Financialization of nature | Monitoring transnationals | Land grabbing
In Defense of Peruvian Mountains
Peruvian government withdraws concession that had been granted on Siete Colores Mountain
The National Agrarian Confederation denounces mining officials are “taking over the government”. Read more
-
13 July 2018 | Testimonies | Financialization of nature | Monitoring transnationals
Chevron-Texaco Never Again
The oil corporation will have to compensate the people affected by the pollution caused in the Amazon
Ecuador´s Constitutional Court has rejected the protection appeal filed by Chevron in 2014. Read more
-
5 June 2018 | News | Financialization of nature | Monitoring transnationals | Social activists at risk
Union of People Affected by Texaco will appeal ruling that favors Chevron
They are also expecting Ecuador´s Constitutional Court to dismiss the Action of Protection filed by the oil company in 2014. Read more
-
25 May 2018 | News | Financialization of nature
Serious technical failures in Hidroituango cause collapses of buildings and overflooding of Cauca River in Antioquia
The hydroelectric project is the largest infrastructure work currently in operation in Colombia. Since mid-April, thousands of people are living with concern and fear over the environmental emergency caused by structural failures. Read more
-
21 May 2018 | Interviews | Financialization of nature
25th anniversary of the entry into force of the Convention on Biological Diversity
Claudia Ramos, member of Otros Mundos Chiapas – Friends of the Earth Mexico talked with Real World Radio about the scope of the Convention and the disputed rationales to enforce the Aichi Targets. Read more
-
16 May 2018 | News | Financialization of nature | Social activists at risk
Organizations reject mining project in Southwest Antioquia, Colombia
Peasants from Jericó and Támesis are mobilizing against Anglo Gold Ashanti and denounce police threats. Read more
-
28 March 2018 | Interviews | Financialization of nature | Monitoring transnationals | Land grabbing
Against Despair: Publication deepens on the close links between two of the peoples´ solutions against the crisis
Friends of the Earth International (FoEI) is launching this Wednesday a new publication “Community Forest Management and Agroecology. Links and Implications”, a few days before the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) holds an international symposium on agroecology. Read more
-
20 March 2018 | Interviews | Financialization of nature
Towards the International Day of Forests: importance of the role of local communities and indigenous peoples in forest conservation
Environmental federation Friends of the Earth International reaffirms and promotes the role of local communities, particularly indigenous people, in the protection and management of forests in light of the International Day of Forests to be celebrated on March 21st. Read more
-
13 October 2017 | News | Financialization of nature | Monitoring transnationals
Climate Justice for Latin America, the Caribbean and the peoples of the world:
Food sovereignty to cool the planet
October 2017 Friends of the Earth International will mobilize on six continents on 13 and 14 October 2017 to demonstrate that we are a global environmental movement. We will highlight the climate emergency; fight against dirty energy and false solutions; and demand the transformation of our energy system into a system that is in the hands of the people. Read more
-
21 December 2016 | Videos | Financialization of nature | Monitoring transnationals | COP on Biological Diversity
#COP13 – The Danger of Negotiating Financialization of Nature Outside Official Spaces
Isaac Rojas, co-coordinator of the Forests and Biodiversity Program of Friends of the Earth International (FoEI) has been following up the Financialization of Nature (FN): a process through which the private sector can participate in the conservation of biodiversity. FN consists in converting ecosystems and its benefits in financial assets, an example of this are carbon markets. Watch video
