Agroecology and the Struggle for Food Sovereignty ... - Yale University

This report originated in an international workshop held at the Yale School of Forestry &
Environmental Studies in New Haven, CT, USA, April 15-17, 2004. The workshop, entitled
Food Sovereignty, Conservation, and Social Movements for Sustainable Agriculture in the
Americas, was developed under the direction of Dr. Kathleen McAfee. It brought together
students, scholars and practitioners from the Americas “to exchange ideas about new
research, on-the-ground practice, and the social movements that are working to build more
self-reliant, sustainable, and socially just food systems.” The report is a full rendering of the
presentations and discussions at the workshop.
The report, in Spanish and in English, is being published jointly by the International
Institute for Environment and Development (IIED), the IUCN Commission on
Environmental, Economic, and Social Policy (CEESP) and the Yale School of Forestry &
Environmental Studies. For information on IIED and IUCN, see below.
The International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED) is an international
policy research institute and non-governmental body working for more sustainable and
equitable global development. IIED acts as a catalyst, broker and facilitator and helps
ulnerable groups find their voice and ensure their interests are heard in decision-making.
Environmental sustainability is a core concern but not at the expense of people’s livelihoods.
IIED works through a wide range of long-standing relationships with partners across the
developing world - from smallholder farmers and big city slum-dwellers to national governments
and regional NGOs, global institutions and international actors. This well established
practice of working in partnership is what makes IIED fundamentally different from other
research institutes. www.iied.org.
The IUCN (World Conservation Union) Commission on Environmental, Economic, and
Social Policy (CEESP) is an inter-disciplinary network of professionals whose mission is to act
as a source of advice on the environmental, economic, social and cultural factors that affect
natural resources and biological diversity and to provide guidance and support towards
effective policies and practices in environmental conservation and sustainable development.
www.iucn.org/themes/ceesp.
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