International Day of Struggle against Monoculture Tree Plantations: Gender-Differentiated Impacts of Tree Plantations and Women-Led Resistance to Industrial Forestry

Sep 21, 2020 | Global Forest Coalition
Online
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September 21st marks International Day of Struggle Against Monoculture Tree Plantations, a day to celebrate resistance against the establishment and expansion of harmful commercial monocultures. To commemorate the occasion and amplify the struggles of Indigenous Peoples, local communities and in particular women, this year we are launching our new report on the gender-differentiated impacts of tree plantations and women-led resistance to industrial forestry. The report has contributions from 10 GFC member groups from different regions showing how these ‘green deserts’ negatively impact the environment and communities, with an emphasis on the impacts that women suffer.

During this webinar our member groups will present concrete examples of these impacts and also how women’s rights groups and other civil society organisations are working to overcome them through protest and gender-responsive, community-led alternatives to the tree plantation model.

Who: Global Forest Coalition

Where: Online

When: 21 September 2020   Time: 03:00 PM in Amsterdam