Nowhere to Go

September 4, 2024

On May 18, 2024, the Kenyan government demolished and burned down the homes of over 200 Indigenous residents of Baringo County in Northern Kenya, with the intent to drive them out of their ancestral lands. The evictions carried out by the Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) targeted families residing in and around the Lake Kamnarok National Reserve (LKNR), with the stated goal(link is external) of protecting its ecosystem.

The Great Black Dispossession
May 20, 2024 Eric Heilmann
On December 8, 2020, US President-elect Joe Biden chose Tom Vilsack to head the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Vilsack had served as USDA Secretary under President Obama. Black farmers were outraged. One farmer, Michael Stovall, founder of Independent Black Farmers, said of Vilsack, “When it comes to civil rights, the rights of people, he’s not for that. It’s very disappointing they even want to consider him coming back after...

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When European Institutions Sacrifice Farmers for Corporate Profit
February 26, 2024 Frederic Mousseau, Maya Tsingos
Farmers protests in Brussels. Source: Confédération paysanne A wave of farmer protests has spread across Europe since January 2024. In several countries, including France, Belgium, Greece, Italy, Spain, Poland, Germany, and the Netherlands, farmers have mobilized through demonstrations and roadblocks to protest unfair competition, tax burdens, excessive regulation, and an overall lack of recognition and support. One example of the difficulties...

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Quand les institutions européennes sacrifient les paysans au profit de grands groupes agroindustriels
February 19, 2024 Frederic Mousseau, Maya Tsingos
Manifestations d'agriculteurs à Bruxelles. Source : Confédération paysanne Une vague de manifestations d'agriculteurs se répand à travers l'Europe depuis janvier 2024. Dans plusieurs pays, dont la France, la Belgique, la Grèce, l'Italie, l'Espagne, la Pologne, l'Allemagne et les Pays-Bas, les paysans protestent contre la concurrence déloyale, les charges fiscales, la réglementation excessive et un manque général de reconnaissance et de soutien...

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The Epic Tanzania Tour – Sportswashing Abuses Against the Maasai
November 8, 2023 Eve Devillers
Beneath John and Patrick McEnroe's Epic Tanzania Tour's veneer of luxury and a special, one-of-a-kind experience, lurks a grim reality.

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Bankrolling the Carbon Cowboys: The World Bank's Carbon Insurance Plans
July 28, 2023 Eve Devillers
If the plans move forward, MIGA would not only be insuring a false climate solution that has spectacularly failed to reduce emissions over the past 20 years, but it would also provide insurance against host countries attempting to regulate the carbon trade.

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Be Ready to Further Corporate Exploitation - World Bank Resuscitates Defunct Doing Business Project
July 13, 2023 Frederic Mousseau
World Bank's latest Business Ready or B-Ready project, announced on May 1, 2023, resuscitates the defunct Doing Business Report (DBR). Since its creation two decades ago, the DBR has been used to drive policy and regulatory changes that favor businesses and corporations at the expense of the people and the planet.

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The Black Sea Grain Initiative: When the United Nations Brokers Profits for Corporations, Bankers, and Oligarchs
May 19, 2023 Frederic Mousseau
The top destination for Ukraine's agricultural exports is the European Union, with China being second. Spain is the largest recipient in Europe. Instead of offering relief, Ukrainian exports are threatening the livelihoods of millions of European farmers.

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Youth Activists Rise to Halt Devastating Gold Mining Project on the Falémé River in Mali
February 2, 2023
Interview with Abdoulaye M. Sissoko, President of the Youth Association for the Development of the Village of Saboucire (AJDVS), in the village of Saboucire, commune of Sadiola, Kayes region in Mali on January 6, 2023.

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This Human Rights Day, Stand with the Maasai to End Fortress Conservation
December 9, 2022
The Western conservation industry is advancing plans that threaten to eliminate the basic rights of millions of Indigenous Peoples around the world.

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38 Billion Dollar Question – Who is Driving the Destructive Industrial Agriculture Model?
September 20, 2022 Frederic Mousseau
Among the largest institutional investors in fossil fuels, Blackrock and Vanguard are also major shareholders of eight of the largest agrochemical companies.

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