[Press Release] PENANG, Malaysia – As the world marks World Environment Day, the Pesticide Action Network Asia Pacific (PANAP) today renewed its call for agroecology as a key measure to address and reverse the devastating impacts of corporate-controlled agriculture and pesticide-intensive farming on the environment, biodiversity, and the climate. Corporate agriculture, driven by the profit […]
This Earth Day, we need to confront a hard truth: The dominant food system is fueling the climate crisis. Chemical-intensive, corporate agriculture drives emissions, destroys biodiversity, and pushes farmers deeper into vulnerability. Yet it continues to be treated as the norm. Agroecology has the power to shift the trajectory of the climate crisis by transforming […]
The villages of Anaikattupattur and Parameswaramangalam in Ranipet district, along with Veeraraghavapuram in Tiruvallur district in Tamil Nadu, India, were severely impacted by Cyclone Ditwah. Dalit and tribal (Irular) communities in these areas are experiencing extreme hardship, as many homes lack proper roofing, leaving residents exposed to continuous rain. The floors remain wet, and floodwater […]
As we head toward the Second International Conference on Agrarian Reform and Rural Development (ICARRD+20) on 24-28 February in Cartagena, Colombia, farmers and Indigenous Peoples across Asia are being pushed off their lands in the name of “climate action.” From carbon offsets and mega-dams to plantations and so-called green infrastructure, false climate solutions have become […]
