Wetlands are crucial centers of biodiversity. But in many parts of the country we are draining, plowing, and destroying wetlands. And when we do, they release greenhouse gasses. How can we protect wetlands and make that protection a core part of efforts to reduce emissions and increase biodiversity?
This talk explores the colonial origins of modern international trade. Since the 1990s, the World Trade Organization, bilateral investment treaties, and free trade agreements have governed the international trade and investment regime based on free market ideology, but geopolitics, power relations, and corporate interests have shaped trade rules for over 500 years before they reached their current form.
The National Farmers Union / L’Union Nationale des Fermiers is unique among farm organizations: we advocate for people’s interests against corporate control of our food system.
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