Project Report
| Jan 5, 2024
Supporting Communities Exposed to Agrochemicals
By Maria Laura Carrizo | Environment Coordinator of Fundeps
We are working on legal action to protect the environment and the people of Colonia Tirolesa.
Together with the local community of Marcos Juarez, we have filed an amparo to amend the municipal ordinance on the use of agrochemicals. We request the Justice to expand the environmental protection area.
We were invited to participate as speakers in a panel on "Productive Models and the Environment" in the province of Tucuman. There we examined the situation regarding the use of agrochemicals in the province of Córdoba.
The “Agrochemical Emergency” website was updated to coincide with the World Day against the Indiscriminate Use of Agrochemicals.
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Sep 6, 2023
Supporting Communities Exposed to Agrochemicals
By Maria Laura Carrizo | Environment Coordinator of Fundeps
We are still working with fumigated communities in Córdoba Province. In Colonia Tirolesa, we filed an environmental protection, to force the local government to set and control the distances that are allowed to fumigate, considering the people's health and the environmental impact. In consequence, the justice recognizes that it is a collective environmental protection that protects comunitaries rights, including health and the environment. In the next few days, we will file another environmental protection related to Marcos Juárez, a location that has a legislation that sets distances for agrochemicals but, according to scientific evidence and the community health, are not sufficient to protect the people's health and environmental impact. For this reason, we will request justice to force the local government to expand the distances for the application of chemical products in agricultural production. We are also updating the "Agrochemical Emergency" website with recent information from sustainable food production.
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May 8, 2023
Supporting Communities Exposed to Agrochemicals
By Maria Laura Carrizo | Environment Coordinator of Fundeps
Over the course of these few months, we have been working in cases that involve communities that have been exposed to agrochemical fumigation in the Province of Cordoba. As part of our efforts, we filed an environmental protection case regarding the situation in Colonia Tirolesa (Córdoba), where there is currently no local legislation in place to establish limitations on fumigation practices.
In addition, we will also file an environmental protection case regarding the situation in Marcos Juárez (Córdoba), where there is local legislation, but it is currently insufficient and not being enforced. Our team will continue working to advocate for the health and safety of all affected communities.
Furthermore, we recognize the importance of promoting food sovereignty and sustainable food production practices. As such, we will be dedicating time and resources towards our own training in this area, with the goal of updating the "Emergency Agrochemicals" website with accurate and helpful information on sustainable food production alternatives.
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