Paraguay

Guardians of Earth’s Tomorrow: The Seed Fairs of Heñói

Posted 31st January 2024 in Unsustainable Livestock Production

Guardians of Earth’s Tomorrow A photo essay series – Part III   The Seed Fairs of Heñói is part three of Guardians of Earth’s Tomorrow, a new series of photo essays from the Global Forest Coalition. The current agrifood system, characterized by capitalism and patriarchy, is failing in its basic mission to nourish the world. Simultaneously, it is causing harm to the soil, water, air, and people, severely impacting biodiversity. However, there are examples and glimpses of hope worldwide—indications of …

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GFC joins calls for IDB to reject loan request for cattle ranch expansion in Paraguay

Posted 27th October 2023 in Unsustainable Livestock Production

  The Global Forest Coalition has joined Centro de Estudios Heñói and Iniciativa Amotocodie, calling on IDB Invest of the Inter-American Development Bank to reject in its 1 November board vote a loan request of up to $20 million USD to Bancop Paraguay for the expansion of cattle ranching activities. We have written this letter, to which we are seeking to add as many signatures as possible, and we count on your solidarity and support! Please watch the video to …

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Report: Meat from a Landscape Under Threat

Posted 16th January 2015 in Defending Rights, Unsustainable Livestock Production

Global Forest Coalition and Brighter Green have just released a new Report, “Meat from a Landscape Under Threat: Testimonies of the Impacts of Unsustainable Livestock and Soybean Production in Paraguay.” Written by Dr. Miguel Lovera, this updated report on the social and environmental impacts of unsustainable livestock production focus on those testimonies presented at the workshop. The seminar, organized on November 28 and 29 of 2014 by the Global Forest Coalition together with national organizations in Paraguay, was entitled “Threats …

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