Defending the commons and respecting nature

Thomas Mnguni, a community activist in groundWork - an environmental justice service and developmental organization in Middleburg, South Africa, part of Friends of the Earth International explores in this interview the impact of water and electricity power concentration and energy poverty on South African local communities’ livelihoods. “Social justice and equity are core aspects of ...

The HELSUS Global South Encounters is a series of seminars and small talks intended to sharpen critical research in sustainability science. Recognizing the complexities and peculiarities of the Global South, these seminars engage  mainstream sustainability science in order to transcend it, among others by decolonizing nature, economy, society and methodologies. The seminars aim to open ...

"Globalization has impacted us for over 500 years." Interview with "Mani" Stanley, Manigueuigdinapi Jorge Stanley Icaza, of the Kuna people, Panama, member of the International Indian Treaty Council and Facilitating Member of the Alliance for Food Sovereignty in Latin America and the Caribbean. Mani tells the story of the emancipatory struggle of the Kuna people, their form of organization and ...

The following article with the new film, published by the Gaia Foundation, shows how Indigenous peoples from Uganda are reviving the diversity and health of their Land. The film was produced by the Gaia Foundation, ANARDE, NAPE and AFRICE.The Albertine Rift, in which Lakes Albert, George and Edward lie, is one of the most biodiverse regions in Africa. But this area and the Bagungu People have ...

The following text, by Sophie Dowllar, Coordinator of World March of Women, Kenya, and member of the People's Sovereignty Network, presents a report on the respect of nature and the protection of the common good. The text also shows the position of the People's Sovereignty process towards the topic.Common goodsThe common good describes specific "goods" that are shared by and beneficial ...

Xolobeni, Eastern Cape, South Africa. A community has been fighting for over 20 years to stop an Australian mining company's attempt to rip up their ancestral land in order to mine mineral sands.This isn't the first time this kind of story is told, nor will it be the last time. The story of David vs. Goliath, of community vs. capital, of life vs. death. And all too often, death wins. Too often, ...

The Global Extractivisms and Alternatives Initiative (EXALT) is a new international network of scholars, activists, and policymakers dedicated to collaboration and knowledge creation around the pressing crises stemming from extractivist policies and practices. At the EXALT Initiative 2020 conference we seek to draw together diverse critical analyses of the phenomena of global extractivisms and the ...

"Globalization has impacted us for over 500 years." Interview with "Mani" Stanley, Manigueuigdinapi Jorge Stanley Icaza, of the Kuna people, Panama, member of the International Indian Treaty Council and Facilitating Member of the Alliance for Food Sovereignty in Latin America and the Caribbean. Mani tells the story of the emancipatory struggle of the Kuna people, their form of organization and ...