In the Shadow of Monoculture Plantations | Webinar

Author: Global Forest Coalition

Date: 2023

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Language: English

Type of resource: Video

Topics: Forests and Biodiversity, Global South

In 2004, people from rural communities in Brazil came together to declare September 21 as the Day of Struggle against Monoculture Tree Plantations, to protest against the millions of hectares of land being planted with eucalyptus, pine, rubber, or oil palm for industrial purposes. Much of this industrial expansion of monocultures is still ongoing, particularly in the Global South, where communities face land grabbing, forcible eviction, and water and air pollution.

The Global Forest Coalition, as part of our efforts to support community struggles on the ground, conducted a webinar titled 'In the Shadow of Monoculture Plantations: The Urgent Need to Redirect Finance away from False Climate Solutions', on this year’s Day of Struggle against Monoculture Tree Plantations. This is the recording of the webinar.