In late February, governments and civil society organisations, along with NGO and private sector representatives convened in Rome to discuss the Zero Draft of the Post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework. The Framework will set the targets and directions for addressing an urgent problem – the ongoing loss of biodiversity that is crucial to the landscape functions […]
Advocating for food sovereignty and agroecology in the post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework
Intervention of the International Planning Committee for Food Sovereignty at the working group on the post-2020 Global Biodversity Framework. AFSA President Tammi Jonas is at the meetings of the working group of the Convention of Biodiversity, where civil society orgs, governments and others are working to develop the post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework. AFSA participates in […]
Submission to the Senate Inquiry on regulation of farming practices impacting the Great Barrier Reef
New regulations under the Environmental Protection (Great Barrier Reef Protection Measures) and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2019 will require more documentation of agricultural practices and permits for changes to cropping and land use. While strongly supporting measures to protect water quality in the Reef, AFSA has highlighted the difference in ecological impacts between small-scale, regenerative […]
Local Laws submission to defend the right to common resources
Last week AFSA made a submission to the Hepburn Shire Council to defend residents’ rights to forage, collect firewood, have more than 20 chooks, and salvage materials from the tip and roadside without need for a permit. We were concerned that these laws originated from overzealous risk management policies rather than residents’ interests. Further, they […]
Declaration from the 2019 Food Sovereignty Convergence 22 October 2019
From 20 to 22 October 2019, small-scale farmers and allies converged from across Australia to meet on the traditional lands of the Jagera and Turrbal peoples, paying our respect to elders past, present, and emerging. We held our annual Food Sovereignty Convergence in Australia’s pioneering Food Connect Shed, a vibrant hub of food system activists […]
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