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I'm looking for examples of companion planting using #nativespecies for #foodsystems and #ecological #restoration. The Three Sisters method of growing corn, beans, and squash together is an example from #indigenous North America. Are there other regional examples of native plants that can be grown together for mutual benefit? What about sea vegetables in #coastal settings?
#bioregional #ethnobotany #nutrition #permaculture #ecosystem #climatechange #bluecarbon #sustainability #askfedi
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#Boycottpalmoil #Boycott4Wildlife https://palmoildetectives.com/2023/02/26/indias-oil-palm-goals-raise-fears-of-deforestation-and-extinction/ via
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India’s oil palm goals raise fears of deforestation and extinction
A corporate monopoly for control over land and resources for palm oil must be dismantled immediately to give humanity, animals and our natural world a fighting chance for survival and to reverse th…Palm Oil Detectives
Community in Ecuador punished for trying to stop alleged palm oil pollution
This is the first in a two-part series. Read Part Two. San Javier de Cachaví is a small village of some 120 families in Ecuador near the Colombian border.Morgan Erickson-Davis (Conservation news)
Land-grabbing and the climate crisis are strongly linked to palm oil
A corporate monopoly for control over land and resources for palm oil must be dismantled immediately to give humanity, animals and our natural world a fighting chance for survival and to reverse th…Palm Oil Detectives
India’s oil palm goals raise fears of deforestation and extinction
A corporate monopoly for control over land and resources for palm oil must be dismantled immediately to give humanity, animals and our natural world a fighting chance for survival and to reverse th…Palm Oil Detectives
Humpback whales hold lore for Traditional Custodians. But laws don't protect species for their cultural significance
For Australia’s saltwater people, the migration routes of humpback whales represents an important songlineThe Conversation
Land-grabbing and the climate crisis are strongly linked to palm oil
A corporate monopoly for control over land and resources for palm oil must be dismantled immediately to give humanity, animals and our natural world a fighting chance for survival and to reverse th…Palm Oil Detectives
10 years after land grab, local Nigerian farmers continue fight against palm oil producer
One morning in 2013, Ojobe William watched as the blade of a bulldozer destroyed his farm in southeastern Nigeria. Soldiers armed with whips and rifles looked on, alert.Terna Gyuse (Conservation news)
There will be no impact, because pay equity in the #palmoil supply chain is non-existent. This is according to a 2021 report by Chain Reaction Research which shows 66%+ of the gross profit goes to large corporates such as Ferrero, Nestle, Unilever, Cargill and Mondelez and 0% or below flows back to farmers. #workersrights #landrights.
Most #indigenous farmers are forced from their land and made to work on it for almost nothing
Report here: https://chainreactionresearch.com/report/palm-oil-value-chain-deforestation/
FMCGs, Retail Earn 66% of Gross Profits in Palm Oil Value Chain - Chain Reaction Research
The palm oil value chain contains a number of stakeholder groups, such as smallholders, large plantations, refineries, the fast-moving consumer good (FMCG) industry, the oleochemical and pharmaceutical industry, and the retail and food service sector…Matt Piotrowski (Chain Reaction Research)
Timber giant Samling withdraws lawsuit against Indigenous forest defenders
Samling bows to intense international pressure, withdrawing defamation suit against Indigenous CSO SAVE Rivers — communities celebrate victory of their #StopTheChop and #StopTheSLAPP campaignswww.bmf.ch
New Report: Land Acquisition by Harvard University, Pension Fund TIAA and Soy Production by Agribusiness Giant Bunge Drive Deforestation and Land Grabs in the Brazilian Cerrado
A new report reveals how Harvard, TIAA and Bunge are enabling illegal land grabs and increasing deforestation for soy production.Audrey Fox (Friends of the Earth)
Court ruling spares Papua forest from further clearing for palm oil
JAKARTA — An Indonesian court has upheld a government decision to curb the expansion of a multibillion-dollar oil palm plantation project in the country’s easternmost region of Papua. In its Sept.hayat (Conservation news)
Te reo Māori inspires Native American to save her own Indigenous language from extinction
"I feel grounded being in Aotearoa because I can see the support and the love for te reo and Māori culture, and it gives me the reassurance that I can do this." #Indigenous #Native #Indigedon #IndigenousMastodon #TeReoMāori #Paiute
Te reo Māori inspires Native American to save her own indigenous language from extinction
Experiencing the revitalisation of te reo Māori in Aotearoa is inspiring a Native American scholar battling to save her own indigenous language from extinction.RNZ News (RNZ)
#SavingCarbonSinks: Ecuadorian social #movements have bypassed pro-extractivist #politicians with a national #referendum to keep #oil from Block 43 also known as “Yasuní ITT,” a concession in the deepest part of the Amazonian protected Yasuní National #Forest, in the ground. While movements around the world have successfully achieved #mining moratoria, this is an important new strategy for #environmental and #Indigenous #rights activists.
#RightsOfNature #SafeguardTheCommons #YasuniITT
https://nacla.org/ecuador-yasuni-oil-historic-referendum
Ecuador Votes to Keep Yasuní Oil in the Ground in Historic Referendum
Ecuadorians have chosen to safeguard the biodiverse Yasuní National Park from oil drilling, marking a major triumph for grassroots Indigenous and environmental activists against the fossil fuel consensus.NACLA
"What #palmoil is doing to #rainforests is worse than deforestation" - indigenous activist Mutang Urud https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/business/switzerland-urged-to-declare-palm-oil-in-non-food-products/48749526
Switzerland urged to declare palm oil in non-food products
Some 12,000 signatures have been presented to the Federal Chancellery by a delegation from Malaysia and the Bruno Manser Fund.swissinfo.ch
Thank you Susan!! Yes... Ferrero have the blood on their hands of not only orangutans but 1000's of other species of animals nearing to extinction due to their ecocide.
Also they have on their hands the blood of #indigenous people in #Brazil. Read this report from @globalwitness about #Agropalma a #palmoil company connected to Ferrero's supply chain #Boycottpalmoil #Boycott4Wildlife https://palmoildetectives.com/2022/11/30/amazon-palm-global-brands-continue-to-source-palm-oil-from-amazon-destroyers-agropalma-bbf/
Amazon Palm: Global brands continue to source palm oil from Amazon destroyers Agropalma & BBF
Major international brands sourcing palm oil from Brazilian plantations linked to violence, torture and land fraud. Global supermarket brands Ferrero, ADM, Bunge, Cargill, Danone, Ferrero, Hershey’…Palm Oil Detectives
‘Justice for our lost forests’: Shut out of the courts, Sarawak's Indigenous tribes take to the stand at mock tribunal to air grievances
A fresh lawsuit, which involves an NGO being sued for defamation due to remarks made against individuals who have allegedly profited from timber logging in the state, has once again put the plight of local communities in the spotlight.Samantha Ho (Eco-Business)
#News: A Brasil BioFuels S.A. (BBF) security guard is accused of killing five #indigenous people over #palmoil #landgrabbing dispute. Story via Karla Mendez of @mongabay
Indigenous activists demand justice after 5 shot in Amazonian ‘palm oil war’
Between Aug. 4 and Aug. 7, security guards for a palm oil company allegedly shot and wounded five Tembé Indigenous people, in the latest flareup linked to a long-running land dispute.Karla Mendes (Conservation news)
@sbs_bot https://www.sbs.com.au/news/video/ecuadorians-to-vote-on-the-future-of-mining-in-amazon-rainforest/j0akhs4bl
Ecuadorians to vote on the future of mining in Amazon rainforest
The South American country will decide whether to allow gold and oil mining to be expanded in two separate national parks - which are also home to protected Indigenous groups.SBS News
The Navajo Suffered From Nuclear Testing. Oppenheimer Doesn't Tell Our Story #Indigenous #Indigedon #NavajoNation
https://time.com/6296470/oppenheimer-navajo-uranium-mining-essay/
The Navajo Suffered From Nuclear Testing. Oppenheimer Doesn't Tell Our Story
We must all recognize the continued suffering and sacrifice of the Navajo that built the atomic era, writes Buu V. Nygren.Buu V. Nygren (Time)
Palm plantations and REDD+ programs in Pará, Brazil: land grabbing and violence | World Rainforest Movement
The Brazilian justice system annulled the registration of two properties of Agropalma, the largest sustainable palm oil producer in the Americas, due to the fact that they were usurped lands.www.wrm.org.uy
Study confirms surge in deforestation in Indigenous lands under Bolsonaro
Despite being among the best safeguards against deforestation in Brazil’s Amazon Rainforest, Indigenous lands saw a sharp increase in deforestation over the past decade, according to a study published recently in the journal Nature.Latoya Abulu (Conservation news)
Anyone down to go get some #BenAndJerry's? Skoden...
#FoxNews saying exactly what they've been saying to every brown person they've ever come across. This is so very on point of them, making it out to sound like they are the ones injured in this scenario...🙄
#BoycottGold4Yanomami #Boycott4Indigenous #Boycottpalmoil https://reasonstobecheerful.world/indigenous-land-rights-progress-report/
Making Headway on Indigenous Land Rights
A recent report shows the results of years of advocacy — good news for both Indigenous peoples and the climate.RTBC Staff (Reasons to be Cheerful)
Buy my latest zine "Sycorax: Portal to Afro-Indigenous Femme Subjectivity"
Print EU/UK only, €20
"...By focusing on Shakespeare character from his play The Tempest, Sycorax, those Afro-Indigenous femmes that often exist with a vocal void are able to begin to navigate through philosophy that does not commit any kind of erasure, be it either through gender or race by either philosophy or nation state identity building projects..."
https://buy.stripe.com/6oEdTnfig4Fi3zW000
#caribbean #latinx #indigenous
The world’s first decentralized ledger system was not the blockchain
For centuries money has been making the world go around in one form or another. When humans started living in settlements, communities would trade with one another, giving individuals an entirely new way of gathering wealth and facilitating the expan…Dipika Menon (Unblocked)
#UncontactedTribe
#Genocide
#Mining
#EVs
#SurvivalInternational
#WedaBayNickel
#Eramet
#HonganaManyawa
#Indigenous
#Deforestation
#BASF
https://morningstaronline.co.uk/article/w/uncontacted-tribe-indonesian-island-could-be-wiped-out-mining-project-electric-cars
https://youtu.be/g7BSjmxg9DY #music #Indigenous #quebec #musique
Elisapie - Uummati Attanarsimat (Heart of Glass) (Official Music Video)
Stream or buy 'Uummati Attanarsimat (Heart of Glass)' here: https://bonsound.co/uummatiDirector: Philippe LéonardEditor: Omar ElhamyColorist: Béatrice Trembl...YouTube
Do it, nerd. Go be an extra in Season 3:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSf3PUry5wOui3GSALaSDEi60emYyQdJJ-h9TlGyMYpwef8fTw/viewform
#Indigenous #NativeMastodon #CineMastodon
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Access Google Forms with a personal Google account or Google Workspace account (for business use).docs.google.com
I wrote a little blog about the challenge on my site, would love for you to join along! I'm doing it and will share the books I pick for each category!
https://paperbacksandfrybread.com/blogs/news/decolonize-your-bookshelf-reading-challenge-for-2023
#reading #bookstodon #AmReading #books #bookcommunity #Indigenous #Diversity #LGBTQ #read #writingcommunity #writing #authors #inclusive
Decolonize Your Bookshelf Reading Challenge for 2023
Make this year memorable with an challenge to Decolonize Your Bookshelf! We have a list of book topics for you to embrace a more diverse and inclusive reading experience in 2023!Dominique Burleson (Paperbacks & Frybread Co.)
On Anarchism — An Indigenous Queer Perspective
https://mafwdistro.noblogs.org/files/2022/11/on_anarchism_aya.pdf
Long form text: (I’ll have a better link soon) #anarchism #queer #indigenous #directaction #mutualaid #blackbloc
