Soumis par Lucy Patterson le
Below is an extract from the Home Alliance Statement released at the opening of the 31st UN Climate Change Conference (COP31) in Antalya, Türkiye. Download the full statement below, or visit www.handsoffmotherearth.org for more info.
Soumis par Lucy Patterson le
Machakos County, Kenya
September 2026
Kenya has positioned itself as a leading hub for digital agriculture in Africa. Its robust connectivity, vibrant technology sector, widely known as the “Silicon Savannah”, and near-universal mobile money adoption have made it a testing ground for agricultural apps, digital credit, AI-assisted crop diagnostics, and national digital farmer registries. Yet the communities expected to benefit from these technologies are rarely asked whether they work, who they serve, or what they cost.
Soumis par Lucy Patterson le
Siaya County, Kenya
September 2026
Siaya County, on the Kenyan shores of Lake Victoria, is a place where agriculture, forestry and fishing sustain most households, and where digital access has historically lagged far behind the national average. Yet digital agricultural tools are now arriving rapidly, through company field agents going door to door, NGO trainings, agro-dealers, neighbours, social media and app stores.
Soumis par Ronnie Hall le
Mpongwe District, Copperbelt Province, Zambia, 17–18 April 2026
Soumis par Ronnie Hall le
Chingola District, Copperbelt Province, Zambia, 15–16 April 2026
Chingola District, in the Copperbelt District in Zambia, lies at the convergence of two of the most consequential global forces of the twenty-first century: the rapid expansion of digital technology and artificial intelligence (AI), and the accelerating extraction of critical minerals required to sustain that expansion. As global demand for these technologies intensifies, so does the pressure on the communities living above the ore deposits.
Soumis par Veronica Villa le
Los pueblos de Latinoamérica nos movilizamos de un modo contundente contra la edición génica porque hemos entendido que ésta es uno de los instrumentos más recientes de este modo brutalista de gobiernos, corporaciones, aparatos militares, centros de investigación cooptados, crimen organizado e industria armamentista para imponer un dominio lo más total posible sobre la humanidad —y sobre la Naturaleza.
Soumis par Veronica Villa le
Soumis par Veronica Villa le
Soumis par Veronica Villa le
El manto de violencia y desprecio se tiende con su zozobra por el mundo y se suma a la violencia nor