[05/28/10] MST Informa #184: Policy Platform for Brazilian Agriculture
World transformations in recent years have resulted in the centralization of capital accumulation in the financial sphere and for transnational corporations.
Agribusiness
[05/21/10] MST Informa #183: In Defense of Environmental Conservation
At the beginning of June, the special parliamentary committee which is discussing changes to the Forest Code should issue its final report of changes in the legislation.
[5/25/10] Syngenta is Condemned in Europe for Human Rights Violations in Brazil
The Swiss multinational Syngenta, which produces genetically modified seeds, was denounced and condemned in the Fourth Permanent Peoples' Tribunal, held in Madrid May 13-17 of this year.
[05-06-10] MST: Stora Enso Feeds the Media Lies
Brazilian eucalyptus plantations of Stora Enso, a giant Finnish-Swedish reforestation company is involved in a serious conflict with local organizations, environmentalists and small farmers.
[04-23-10] Eucalyptus in the South, Control in the North
by Hanna Nikkanen
Stora Enso, a Finnish-Swedish giant of the "forest" industry, is conquering Brazil at high speed. The action involves multiple problems, but neither the shareholders nor consumers seem to even bother. Could South America be the Wild West for the paper industry, based on eucalyptus? For nearly a decade, the exotic eucalyptus was the magnet that attracted the western giants of the forest and paper industry to the heat of land disputes, corruption and accusations of environmental crimes in South America and the Far East. The desire was quick profits.
[3-30-10] In the Matter of Syngenta: GMOs, Pesticides and Violence
A Terra de Direitos - Organization for Human Rights (http://terradedireitos.org.br/) published a case study on the various human rights violations by Syngenta Seeds, multinational agribusiness corp
[03-18-10] Armed Security Force of Fibria (Aracruz) Kills Local Villager in Bahia
From: Sócio-Environmental Fórum of the Extreme South of Bahia and the Alert against the Green Desert Network With this statement, we express our enormous outrage about the death of 24-years old H
[02-23-10] La Via Campesina Call to Action 17 April 2010 - Join the International Day of Peasant Struggle
Join the International Day of Peasant Struggle: Say ‘No!’ to Corporate Control of Agriculture and Food!
[02-11-10] MST Informa #179: Sign the petition to investigate agribusiness
La Via Campesina launched a petition suggesting that the Mixed Parliamentary Commission of Inquiry (CPMI) recently installed to criminalize the fight for agrarian reform and the MST should be used
[12-30-2009] MST Informa No. 178: Balance and Challenges for a New Year
The end of year is time to take stock of activities over the year now, assess the progress and the difficulties and begin planning for the coming next year.