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category international | environment | news report author Saturday December 05, 2009 09:46author by Social & Climate Justice Caravan - Climate Caravan Radioauthor email info at climatecaravan dot orgauthor address paris, el mundo Report this post to the editors

First action of the Social and Climate Justice Caravan

In front of the international head quarters of WWF (World Wildlife Fund) in Gland-Geneva, participants of the Social and Climate Justice Caravan made their first protest action. Delegates from farming organisations, indigenous and fisher folk from the South denounced the greenwashing carried out by WWF in their respective countries.

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Social & Climate Justice Caravan
Social & Climate Justice Caravan

The participants of the caravan unfurled banners and protested in front of the surprised directors of the WWF. With a megaphone they began a large litany of the many cases where the WWF have ignored the wishes and the needs of the local people with their objective to “conserve” the natural world.

In the last years the WWF have initiated various round table discussions about sustainable production with the most controversial commodities at the environmental and social level, like soya, African palm oil, sugar, cotonl , aguaculture and agrofuels. These spaces of multi sectoriall dialogues are rejected from the social movements, because they confuse and divert the attention from the severity of the reality. In many places these models of production are the causes of human rights violations. The WWF were accused of covering up the environmental and social impacts of the multinationals supposed “conservation” projects.

Javiera Rulli of Argentina, denounced the round table for Responsible Soya (RTRS) led by the WWF for being a platform for industry and the biggest polluters. Rulli denounced the rticipation of the worst and most criminal agrobusiness corporations, such as Monsanto, Syngenta, Cargill, ADM and Bunge. She also reprimanded the WWF for promoting carbon credits for the cultivation of soya.

Jorge Galeano, a farmer leader for agrarian and popular movements in Paraguay, objected to the certification of GM (Genetically Modified) soya as sustainable cultivation. He also expressed his rejection of the acceptance of the sustainable criteria in the soya fields where they spray agrotoxics at a distance of 20m from urban dwellings. The fumigation actions sicken people, especially impacted in their health are children and women. Galeno concluded that soya is responsible for death and destruction. The round table of “responsible soya” is a lie.

Elisangela Araujo, general coordinator for the FETRAF (Federation of familiar agriculture of Brazil) denounced the corporate concentration which implicates soya in Brazil. According to her it is impossible that that soya in large scale is sustainable. FETRAF participated in the first conference of the RTRS but abandoned the initiative on account of there not being protection for the interests of the typical agricultural farmer.

Roland Vibal, of SeaFish for Justice , an association of Asian fisherfolk, informed people about the oncoming mega project of privatization of the coral reefs “The Triangular Coral Initiative”. This project will signify the expulsion and disappearance of sustenance for many thousands of fishing families and it was imposed on the region without the consent and participation of the local population. According to Vibal it is intolerable that with the objective of alleviating Climate change by the expulsion of people of the south and their territories. They, the fisherfolk are victims of climate change and not the cause!

The leader Jose Goyes from the political Commission for regional indigenous Council of Cauca and la Minga social and community referred to the round table of sustainable palm oil (RSPO). The RSPO in Colombia is certificating monocultures implemented by paramilitaries. The communities of African descended farmers and indigenous are expelled by paramilitary groups with violence to appropriate their lands. How is it possible to qualify this as sustainable production? He asked them.

Mister Goyes also accused the WWF for its complicit silence in lieu of the fumigation of coca fields in Colombia which has caused damage to the heart of life for communities and irreparable damage to the native forests.

Finally, a speaker for the Swiss coalition for social and climate Justice denied the role that the had been given to the WWF by the Swiss government as the only official representative of civil society in the official delegation in Copenhagen.

A representative of the WWF tried to sympathise with the delegates and gave his thanks for the “visit”. This expression was loudly reacted to by the demonstrators who returned to denouncing the role of WWF in climate change.

For more information about the caravan:
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Audio recording from the protest found at RADIO 4 ALL
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Social & Climate Justice Caravan

Two important summits take place at the end of 2009 in Europe: the 7th conference of ministers of the World Trade Organization (WTO) in Geneva and the UN climate summit in Copenhagen (COP15). With a week between them, 60 activists from the global South will travel across Europe through Italy, Switzerland, Germany, France and Denmark. They will draw attention to the consequences neoliberal globalization and climate change have on their lives and show how to fight against them. Together with local activists, they look for alternatives to free trade and the privatisation of resources, and unite the North and South in their fights for another world.

The 7th Ministerial Conference of the WTO takes place in Geneva from 30th November to 2nd December 2009. It is the first WTO conference for 10 years to take place in Europe, and not on an island nor in the desert. It also begins on the 10th anniversary of the protests in Seattle, which forced the World Trade Organization 1999 to the abort its negotiations, striking a major blow for the WTO. It was a great success for the anti-globalization movement. A few days later, from 7th to 18th December, the UN climate summit takes place in Copenhagen, where member states will decide upon how they will protect the climate once the Kyoto Agreement runs out in 2012. Global social justice movements are mobilizing to converge on Copenhagen in order to protest together for fairer handling of the consequences of the climate change.

The Social & Climate Justice Caravan 2009 wants to link the protests against the WTO with the protests against the climate summit. Between 3rd and 9th December, 60 representatives from global movements from the South will drive two routes from Geneva to Copenhagen. The Western route goes through Paris and Brussels, the Eastern one through Freiburg, Frankfurt and Cologne, including a delegation to Berlin. The activists will meet up in Hamburg in order to drive together over the Danish border to Copenhagen. With public meetings, discussions and actions planned, the caravan wants to draw attention to the consequences of trade liberalisation and climate change on people in the global South. Through meetings and workshops, participants seek to establish networks with local activists and hope to mobilize as many people as possible to Copenhagen.

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The World Development Movement: Justice for the World's Poor (WDMUK) - http://www.youtube.com/user/wdmuk
WTO section - http://www.youtube.com/user/wdmuk#p/c/AA573A53CA344BCC

Jurgen from Social and Climate Justice Caravan at WTO protest in Geneva
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zz_P3VMFwe4

Filippino campaigner at WTO protest in Geneva 28 Nov 2009
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aUBFdSV1WTg

Wilfredo Marbella from the Kilusang Magbubukid ng Pilipinas (Peasant Movement of the Philippines) describes the impacts of WTO policies in his country

South Korean farmer at WTO protest in Geneva, November 2009
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PZ27n7oT7iY

Social & Climate Justice Caravan - READER
Social & Climate Justice Caravan - READER

LEADERS FROM THE SOUTH PROTEST AGAINST WWF INTERNATIONAL - No to liberalization, resist eco fascism
LEADERS FROM THE SOUTH PROTEST AGAINST WWF INTERNATIONAL - No to liberalization, resist eco fascism

LEADERS FROM THE SOUTH PROTEST AGAINST WWF INTERNATIONAL - Philipeno fisherman fights for climate justice
LEADERS FROM THE SOUTH PROTEST AGAINST WWF INTERNATIONAL - Philipeno fisherman fights for climate justice

WWF international deputies listen to complaints from global south
WWF international deputies listen to complaints from global south

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Jurgen from Social and Climate Justice Caravan at WTO protest in Geneva


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Filippino campaigner at WTO protest in Geneva


Caption: Video Id: PZ27n7oT7iY Type: Youtube Video
South Korean farmer at WTO protest in Geneva


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LEADERS FROM THE SOUTH PROTEST AGAINST WWF INTERNATIONAL

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No to liberalization - resist eco fascism
No to liberalization - resist eco fascism

WWF international delegates listen to climate caravan complaints from global south
WWF international delegates listen to climate caravan complaints from global south

wwf international is supporting gm modified crop production which is displacing indegenous in latin america
wwf international is supporting gm modified crop production which is displacing indegenous in latin america

 
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