Introduction to the Conference
Testimonies

Ecological Agriculture
Indigenous Peoples
Fisherfolks
Forest Convervation
Peasants

The Political Economy of Natural Resources

• Corporate exploitation
• Globalization of Natural Resources
• Instruments in support of corporate exploitation)
  • Bankrolling Climate Change:
  • Neoliberal Trade Agreements
  • Coal, Climate change & AP minerals boom

Land and Genetic Resources

On Land Conservation

Keynote: overarching issues
Presentation of problem through case studies & people's struggles

Keynote: overarching issues
Presentation of problem through case studies & people's struggles

Role of international & national policies and institutions

Set A - Mandatory Workshops

1. MEAs
2. Neoliberal policies
3. Women
4. Indigenous Peoples
5. FTA
6. Globalization & Thai Nat Res
7. Energy & environment
8. People's sov & community rights

Set B -Land and Genetic Workshops

1. Pesticide poisoning & land conservation
2. Agro ecological systems
3. GE & people's struggles
4. GMOs
5. TRIPs, Biopatenting, biopiracy
6. Poverty & Nat Res Mgt. in Thailand
7. Land reform & Land conservation

On Mining

Keynote
Presentation of problem through case studies & people's struggles

Presentation of problem through case studies & people's struggles

Role of international and national policies and institutions

Keynote

On Freshwater Resources

Presentation of problem through case studies & people's struggles

On Marine Resources

Presentation of problem through case studies & people's struggles

Role of international & national policies & institutions

Set C - Mandatory workshops

1. Globalization of mining & speculative financing
2. Campaign on fossil fuels
3. Campaign for clean energy pathways
4. Mining public policy in Thailand
5. Successful struggles vs. mining

Set D - Minerals & Forestry

1. Community forest mgt.
2. Forest fires, etc.
3. Globalization of forestry & wood industry
4. FTA & mineral & forestry trade

Set E - Mandatory workshops

1. Dams
2. Right to Water
3. Struggles vs. privatization of water services
4. Water for food- globalization & struggles of farmers
5. IWRM and globalizaiton

Set F - Freshwater & Marine

1. Privatization of the sea
2. Aquaculture & globalization
3. Conflict, tsunami, etc.
4. FTA and fisheries