Presenting the People’s Manual at the Nyéléni Europe Forum
One of the open spaces at the Nyéléni Europe Forum on Saturday evening was dedicated to a presentation of the People’s Manual on the Tenure Guidelines and the screening of …
Read More »Guide: Connecting Smallholders to Markets
The new publication ‘Connecting Smallholders to Markets’, partially funded by Hands on the Land, supports advocacy efforts by social movements on market issues by making the recommendations adopted at the Committee on …
Read More »Call on European States to positively engage with UN Treaty on TNCs
In a joint letter, the Hands on the Land Alliance has called upon European States and the EU to join the efforts of the UN Intergovernmental Working Group (IGWG) and …
Read More »Keeping Seeds in Peoples’ Hands – Launch of the Right to Food and Nutrition Watch
Launched at FAO Headquarters, the Right to Food and Nutrition Watch 2016 warns seeds and biodiversity are under threat as a result of the increasing corporate capture and the states’ …
Read More »People’s Manual on the Guidelines on Governance of Land, Fisheries and Forests
The International Planning Committee for Food Sovereignty (IPC) has published a people’s manual that aims to make it easier to understand the Tenure Guidelines and provides a practical approach to people …
Read More »Young Researchers Program
Young Researchers Program
‘Linking the food sovereignty debates’
CALL FOR APPLICATION
Deadline: Monday September 19th, 2016
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The Young Researchers Program, a mentorship programme by the Hands …
Read More »Over 15 years’ struggle for the recognition of peasants in the international human rights system
The process towards a Declaration on the Rights of Peasant Men and Women and Other People Living in Rural Areas aims to create an international human rights instrument, to improve …
Read More »What does it mean to be a peasant in Romania?
With half of the EU’s peasants, Romania is the ideal place for the largest pan-European food sovereignty forum in history. Hundreds of farmers, peasants, pastoralists, fishers, rural youth, environmentalists and others will …
Read More »Press Invitation: 2nd Nyéléni Europe Forum for Food Sovereignty, 26-30 October 2016, Romania
We are happy to invite media representatives to come and cover the 2nd Nyéléni Europe Forum for Food Sovereignty – the biggest ever convergence of Pan-European food sovereignty movements.
Read More »Survey: Strong Support for Human Rights Based Land Policy
In February, we published a Pan-European survey on land policy on this website. The questionnaire was answered by 611 European citizens, showing strong support for a human rights based and people …
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