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They claim it’s ‘climate action’, we call it ocean-grabbing

Submitted by Ronnie Hall on Thu, 2026-06-04 04:40

UK startup Seafields’ grand plans need exposing for what they are: a cynical greenwashing ploy that puts our oceans and our climate in jeopardy.

An artist's rendition of the impacts of industrial seaweed farming underwater.

Picture the scene: it’s late 2026 and you’re crossing the Atlantic Ocean. You gaze down at the sea lapping gently at the sides of your ship - but instead of clear seawater, you find that you are surrounded by invasive seaweed, stretching as far as the eye can see, in all directions. You’ve ventured into a vast Sargassum giga-farm, extending from horizon to horizon, covering an area the size of a country.

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What does data justice mean for African small-holder farmers?

Submitted by Ronnie Hall on Mon, 2025-12-08 05:34

A critical analysis of biodigital technologies and their expanding role in food and agriculture. Central to the authors' argument is the question of who ultimately stands to benefit from this so-called “fourth agricultural revolution."

Participants engaging in the “Narratives of Power Building” session, exploring perceptions of technological power and progress in relation to Africa’s food systems

This article was written by Matthew Canfield, Sabrina Masinjila, Barbara Ntambirweki, and was originally published by Agroecology Now. Central to the authors' argument is the question of who ultimately stands to benefit from this so-called “fourth agricultural revolution.” They contend, first and foremost, that data justice must be grounded in the lived experiences and livelihoods of food producers.

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The Kandy Declaration

Submitted by Ronnie Hall on Fri, 2025-11-14 07:47

A common political compass for the movements of the world

The Kandy Declaration, a collective roadmap for systemic transformation from the 3rd Nyéléni Global Forum, is out now!

Read the full declaration at the 3rd Nyéléni Global Forum website in EN, ES, FR, PT and AR

Commons to Code: How Platforms Rewire Agriculture and Reshape Power

Ditching techno-patriarchy and the ‘permacrisis’

Report cover art showing digital game console being used to manipulate small farms

A Future of Farms without Farmers?

Report cover showing a spanner around the planet

False Solutions Alert: Geoengineering in Climate Negotiations

Communique cover showing artist's interpretation of digital agriculture

Hijacking food systems: technofix takeover at the FSS

Envisaging rice farming in 2045 under two very different food systems

A Long Food Movement: Transforming Food Systems by 2045

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Briefings

Global South-washing

Submitted by Ronnie Hall on Thu, 2024-10-17 06:02

How The Degrees Initiative is imposing its solar geoengineering agenda onto climate research in the Global South

To read the whole briefing online or to download a pdf version please go to geoengineeringmonitor.org

The DEveloping country Governance REsearch and Evaluation for SRM (Degrees) Initiative’s stated aim is to facilitate the participation of countries in the Global South in research relating to the deployment and governance of solar geoengineering, referred to as Solar Radiation Management (SRM).

Protect coastal and marine biodiversity from geoengineering

Submitted by Ronnie Hall on Wed, 2024-05-08 08:48

Briefing for delegates at SBSTTA 26

In a wave of “blue carbon” hype, oceans and coastal areas are increasingly pitched as tools to fight global warming. Around the globe dozens of new projects are projected to increase the ocean's capacity to absorb CO2 with a view to selling the carbon credits generated commercially.