Towards an international recognition of the environmental component of peasantry – Pathways from the Convention on Biological Diversity.
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Towards an international recognition of the environmental component of peasantry – Pathways from the Convention on Biological Diversity.

ByCarlos Olaya, Carlos Duarte, Rodrigo Uprimny and Carlos Quesada

Notes from the authors Introduction In this article we propose three approaches to recognize the “environmental component of the peasantry” in international environmental law. This concept, introduced by the Colombian Constitution through Legislative Act 01 of 2023, mandates that decision-making processes affecting peasants take into account their special relationship with the ecosystems they rely on….

The UN Declaration on the rights of peasants as a tool for promoting collective rights
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The UN Declaration on the rights of peasants as a tool for promoting collective rights

ByFriends of the Earth International

This article was published in Friends of the Earth International’s website in April 2021. Around the world, people and communities are active in defence of the commons, territories, and peoples’ rights. From peasants protecting their seeds and traditional practices from transnational agribusiness to forest communities resisting destructive logging, many of these collective struggles take place…