Diversity in South-America

La red Por una América Latina Libre de Transgénicos, se creó en enero de 1999, luego del "Seminario Latinoamericano sobre Organismos Transgénicos y Bioseguridad" realizado en Quito-Ecuador en Enero de 1999. Esta red nació inspirada en la necesidad de las comunidades de desarrollar estrategias globales para hacer frente a la introducción de organismos transgénicos y prevenir nuevas introducciones en la región.

GRR (Group of rural reflexions): since the middle of the 1990; dialogue and debates about the impact of capitalism on our society; from i.e. ecologic perspectives critisizing the biotecnological agro-modell, based in the exportation of commodities El GRR es un grupo de afinidad que lucha contra el modelo biotecnológico de agro exportación de commodities transgénicas. Nos oponemos asimismo, a los Agronegocios y a la producción de Agrocombustibles Estamos a favor de la Soberanía Alimentaria, de los

Grupo Semillas' primary objective is the evaluation and promotion of environmental strategies and actions within different sectors of the society. Through environmental and rural public policy in both the national and international areas we seek to address specific environmental topics such as agroecological sustainable production, biodiversity, genetic resources and traditional knowledge,...

FUNDAEXPRESIÓN is a Colombian non-profit organisation founded in 1999 to promote participatory educational and investigation work within local communities. Our aims are to empower marginalized groups of society towards achieving improved living conditions, social organisation and conservation of their cultural and natural heritage. FUNDAEXPRESIÓN has been recognised for its technical capacity and pedagogic innovation, through projects in close collaboration with peasant farmer communities.

es una ONG sin fines de lucro con un programa de desarrollo integral enfocado a las familias del area rural de Honduras

The coordinator of organizations Saraguro Kichwa people is an organization formed by members of indigenous communities of Saraguro and Loja. It started in the 80's, in order to claim the rights of indigenous peoples. Organization is a legally recognized by the Ecuadorian state. According to the statutes is represented by a council of government they choose every two years. It is a nonprofit organization, in recent years, has managed to implement several development projects for communities, these projects are: Improvement of grass and cattle, Implementation of organic orchards, improved irrigation systems, among others. This has been thanks to the support of governmental and non-governmental organizations.

MAOCO es un movimiento nacional conformado por organizaciones de pequeñas/os agricultoras y agricultores orgánicos, ONGs, redes, personas consumidoras, y representantes del sector público, académico y privado. Somos un movimiento social que promueve y desarrolla la producción agropecuaria orgánica, integrando productores/as y consumidores/as e instancias de apoyo con otros actores/as afines. Nos basamos en el respeto a la vida y a la biodiversidad, reconocemos el conocimiento y el saber campesino, indígena y técnico. Planteamos la articulación de una visión común que genere cambios políticos, sociales y económicos para mejorar la calidad de vida de la población. Formamos parte de IFOAM y de MAELA.

Producers and Consumers' Organization which promotes the organic agriculture. Member of the Brasil Livre de Transgênicos Network.

RECAR es una organización que agrupa cinco asociaciones de productores agroecológicos de la Región Caribe de Colombia. Actualmente trabaja conjuntamente con la Fundación SWISSAID y el Grupo Semillas en la Campaña Semillas de Identidad, por la defensa de la biodiversidad y la soberanía alimentaria en Colombia.

Janeiro de 2008 ? Depois de mais de dois anos da denúncia do Greenpeace, a Bunge enfim rotula seu óleo Soya, feito com soja transgênica. Cargill, também citada na decisão judicial que exigia o cumprimento da lei de rotulagem, não se manifestou e nem rotulou seus produtos. Janeiro de 2008 ? Organizações da sociedade civil brasileira divulgam documento em que pedem critérios mais claros na escolha de membros da CTNBio para evitar casos de conflito de interesses.

Sano y Salvo - Safe and Sound does ecological diversified agroforestry in the humid tropics, for more biodiversity, water, soil, climate and a better life for her members, small producers' families, all over SE Nicaragua.

IFOAM's mission is leading, uniting and assisting the organic movement in its full diversity. Our goal is the worldwide adoption of ecologically, socially and economically sound systems that are based on the principles of Organic Agriculture.

Viviana Figueroa has dedicated herself to promoting the rights of her community - the Omaguaca-Kolla Indigenous People in Argentina - and all Indigenous Peoples worldwide. As a lawyer specializing in international public law in Buenos Aires, Figueroa fearlessly stands up to authority to demand rights and justice for her peoples.

Das Bildungszentrum Tierra Viva in Rosillas verdankt seine Entstehung Vincent Danhier. Mit seiner Vision von einem Bildungszentrum auf dem Land suchte er von Anfang an das Gespräch mit der Bevölkerung und den lokalen Behörden. Mit Erfolg: Die Gemeinde stellte das Land zur Verfügung. Vom staatlichen Fonds für soziale Investitionen kamen die Finanzen für die Bauten. Die Primarschule von Rosillas zeigte sich bereit, die SchülerInnen des Zentrums zu unterrichten.?Ein Projekt ist erst dann erfolgreich, wenn die Bevölkerung es ganz übernimmt und verwaltet? erklärt Vincent Danhier. Das Zentrum Tierra Viva wird jetzt ganz von lokalen Kräften geleitet und verwaltet.

Terra de Direitos is a non-profit association founded on June 15, 2002 with the objective of developing and supporting activities related to the promotion and defense of the rights and liberties of Latin American, and in particular, Brazilian social movements. Terra de Direitos deals with social and environmental issues related to the needs of social movements. To achieve its objective of promoting and defending human rights, Terra de Direitos divides its activities into five main thematic areas: access to land, biodiversity, urban environment, labor, and rights of human rights defenders.

El Grupo de Estudios Ambientales, es una asociación civil sin fines de lucro que desde 1977 busca contribuir a la sustentabilidad de la vida en el planeta y a la resolución de problemas socioambientales. La integramos hombres y mujeres profesionales que sentimos la responsabilidad personal y colectiva de poner nuestros conocimientos y experiencia al servicio de la sociedad y de la integridad de la naturaleza.

ANDES mission is to create local capacities and strategic responses to confront the socioeconomic, cultural, ecological, and political effects of the process of globalization on local Andean communities, and to protect local resources, knowledge and the rights associated to these resources and knowledge, as well as the character of the Andean landscape. ANDES envisions human well-being in sustainable indigenous communities in the Peruvian Andes, using local capacities and resources, and based on local strategies for development.

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Movimiento Agrario Popular del Paraguay (MAP) arbeitet an einer internationalen Kampagne zur Anprangerung der Menschenrechtsverletzungen, die sich in Paraguay infolge der Expansion des Monokultur-Anbaus von Soja ereignen. In der Provinz Caaguazu, wo die Organisation Movimiento Agrario y Popular (MAP) aktiv ist, konnte der Vormarsch der Sojafelder vorerst aufgehalten werden.

In Goiás state, in the wild west of central Brazil, seventeen families are proving that living with the fertile savannah can produce more jobs per acre than monoculture agribusiness or cattle ranching, and that sustainable development can exist hand in hand with preservation of the natural environment.

O Centro Ecológico Ipê é uma ONG cuja equipe técnica, desde 1985, trabalha com o objetivo de viabilizar a adoção de tecnologias alternativas na produção agrícola, orientadas pela filosofia da preservação ambiental e da justiça social. A assessoria para a produção, processamento e comercialização de produtos ecológicos é o principal eixo de trabalho do Centro Ecológico, que também se dedica ao resgate e manejo da biodiversidade agrícola e alimentar, ao estímulo à organização de produtores e consumidores, à capacitação de técnicos em agricultura ecológica, à formulação de políticas públicas para uma agricultura sustentável e à luta contra a utilização de transgênicos. Assessoramos organizações de agricultores familiares ecologistas de municípios da Serra (como Ipê, Antônio Prado, Garibaldi, Caxias do Sul), e do Litoral Norte do Rio Grande do Sul e Sul de Santa Catarina, através de visitas, reuniões, cursos e oficinas de capacitação e planejamento da produção ecológica. Desenvolvemos cursos de Agricultura Ecológica, Agroindustrialização de Produtos Ecológicos, Associativismo e Planejamento, especialmente voltados para agricultores familiares e técnicos da área.

Trabajamos desde tiempos inmemoriales, dentro del Estado Boliviano tenemos la Personería Jurídica No. 0500/99 del 10 de Febrero de 1999, nuestra misión es la practica de la medicina tradicional, en todos los niveles, agricultura, seguridad alimentaria, psicología, educación.

Our company is deeply involved and promotes events, networks, consumer orientation and strategies, in South American , specially Brazil, and European countries, in issues related to: 1- Organic, Biodynamic and Sustainable Agriculture. 2? Socially Responsible Finance. 3- Enhancing the Healthy Social Organism, in its economic, government and law, in addition to cultural ?spiritual aspects.

ETC Andes define su misión institucional en la entrega de servicios profesionales de calidad en el campo del desarrollo sostenible. Un área en la cual ETC Andes tiene amplia experiencia son los servicios de apoyo y consultoría en todas las etapas del ciclo del proyecto a la comunidad del desarrollo, especialmente pero no únicamente en la zona andina. ETC Andes también lleva a cabo estudios e investigaciones aplicadas y actividades de difusión de información y documentación de experiencias y en general todas aquellas actividades relacionadas con la gestión del conocimiento en el ámbito de las instituciones, las organizaciones, los programas y los proyectos de desarrollo.

Foundation with especially 2 educational tasks: 1. adult education on environmental and agroecological topics and contents, small farmers training, advice campesino school of tropical ecological agriculture, conscientizaciónambiental-social etc. 2. eductate children: the Foundation founded and maintains a rural Montessori school (kindergarten till secondary school), considering broad environmental content a part of nearly all classes and topics.