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Posted December 15, 2021 by Lorena Cotza

Two decades of relentless resistance

This blog was written by Saswati Swetlena and Sreedhar Ramamurthi, who work for our member organization Environics Trust (India). The “Posco Pratirodh Sangram Samiti” movement is legendary. For 12 years, in the Jagatsinghpur district of Odisha (India), they have put up a stiff resistance again

Posted October 18, 2021 by Lorena Cotza

Development banks should end all public finance for industrial agriculture

On October 19-20, over 500 Public Development Banks (PDBs) will be invited to gather at the second edition of the Finance in Common (FIC) Summit. The Summit will try to address a key question: how will we feed millions of people while tackling climate change, protecting biodiversity and ensuring development is sustainable? The problem, though, is that the people who are the most suited to answer this question have been left out of the conversation.

Posted April 29, 2021 by Lorena Cotza

Q & A with Tshimpidimbua Dieudonne, CRONGD’s Executive Secretary (DRC)

In this interview, Tshimpidimbua Dieudonne - CRONGD’s Executive Secretary - speaks about the work of his organization and the challenges faced by local communities in Kasaï-Oriental (DRC).