Tag Archives: ZIDRES

LOOKING FOR WAYS TO REGULATE THE EXPLOITATION OF VACANT LAND BY BUSINESS OWNERS

By María Alejandra Medina Cartagena, EL ESPECTADOR, September 2, 2020 https://www.elespectador.com/noticias/economia/buscan-reglamentar-la-explotacion-empresarial-en-baldios-de-la-nacion/ (Translated by Eunice Gibson, CSN Volunteer Translator) Even though … Read More »

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ONE MILLION CAMPESINO HOUSEHOLDS IN COLOMBIA HAVE LESS LAND THAN A COW

By Antonio Paz Cardona/Mongabay Latam Semana Sostenible, February 19, 2020 https://sostenibilidad.semana.com/impacto/articulo/concentracion-de-la-tierra-en-colombia-el-1-por-ciento-de-las-fincas-mas-grandes-ocupan-el-81-por-ciento-de-la-tierra/40882 (Translated by Eunice Gibson, CSN Volunteer Translator) This is … Read More »

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Will There Finally be Peace with Justice in Colombia?

We have now reached the final days for the disarming of the FARC guerrillas, as established by the Peace Accord … Read More »

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With the Zidres, Businessmen and Politicians Want to Devastate the Lives of the Campesinos

Source:  http://www.las2orillas.co/la-vida-de-los-campesinos-que-empresarios-y-politicos-quieren-arrasar-con-las-zidres/ (Translated by Eunice Gibson, CSN Volunteer Translator) Ancestral practices such as majadeo (sustainable agriculture techniques) survive on the … Read More »

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Land Policies in Colombia should be considered to be more devastating by far than Mining Operations

( Translated by Rolf Schoeneborn, a CSN Volunteer Translator, Edited by John I. Laun) Source: http://www.polodemocratico.net/noticias/en-profundidad/10372-la-politica-de-tierras-en-colombia-es-un-monstruo-mas-grande-o-mas-terrorifico-que-el-del-extractivismo-minero-energetico   Interview with investigators … Read More »

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A CALL TO THE COLOMBIAN PEOPLE – MINGA MAY 30 2016

( (Translated by Eunice Gibson, CSN Volunteer Translator) Source : http://congresodelospueblos.org/ser-con-otros-vista/cumbre-agraria/item/884-minga-nacional-agraria-campesina-etnica-y-popular.html FROM THE AGRARIAN SUMMITT ) STRUCTURAL AGRARIAN REFORM FOR … Read More »

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CALL TO THE ANNUAL CSN NATIONAL MEETING FOR 2016

The Board of Directors of the Colombia Support Network (CSN) invites all CSN members and interested persons to our annual … Read More »

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The ZIDRES : Another Failed Attempt

Original Source : http://www.razonpublica.com/index.php/econom%C3%ADa-y-sociedad/8670-las-zidres,-otro-intento-fallido.html Article by Enrique Herrera Araujo, “The ZIDRES: Another Failed Attempt” dated July 27, 2015 Translated by … Read More »

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The Colombian Countryside Needs More Than a Land Fund

Source: http://www.ipc.org.co/agenciadeprensa/index.php/desarrollo/94-general/1347-el-campo-colombiano-necesita-mas-que-un-fondo-de-tierras (Translated by Deryn Collins, a CSN Volunteer Translator). The creation of a land fund, proposed in negotiations between … Read More »

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Las ZIDRES Another Failed Attempt

Monday, July 27, 2015 By Enrique Herrera Araújo (Translated by Steve Cagan, a CSN Volunteer Translator) These special rural development … Read More »

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