Publications & Resources

Local knowledge for sustainable climate adaptation

In West Africa, women and youth are most affected by climate change despite their minimal environmental footprint.

Gender equality through women-led agroecology

Together with our counterparts, we are campaigning for an agroecology that cultivates autonomy.

Uprooting Inequality Brief

The Food Security Policy Group urges Canada to focus on small-scale farming to achieve gender equality and empowerment of women.

Behind the scenes at Inter Pares

In this issue, we invite you behind the scenes at Inter Pares.

A New Vision for Land in Burma

Sai Khur Hseng is an activist who works closely with local community groups in Burma who stand up for customary land tenure systems that protect their land and the environment.

Improving Canada’s Contribution to Women’s Access to Land in Africa

How is it some rights are protected and some not, some laws enforced and some not? Women farmers grow 70% of Africa’s food but often have few rights to land. Massive land grabs by elites and foreign corporations are making the situation worse. Inter Pares’ Jean Symes recently spoke on an expert panel to a conference about how Canada can support African women farmers to keep their land.

Women Who Inspire

This bulletin celebrates women's leadership and Inter Pares' commitment to feminism and gender equality.

2015 Highlights

Here are some highlights of what we’ve accomplished with our counterparts around the world in 2015.

Foreign Pension Funds and Land Grabbing in Brazil

Swedish, US and Canadian pension funds have acquired farmlands in Brazil by way of a Brazilian businessman accused of using violence and fraud to displace small farmers. These pension funds are also using complex company structures that have the effect of evading Brazilian laws restricting foreign investments in farmland.

GMO cotton failure in Burkina Faso: Farmers speak out

For two years, over 500 farmers from the different cotton-growing regions in Burkina Faso documented their experience with Monsanto’s Bt cotton. This three-year farmer-led research initiative, called “Bt Cotton and Us: The Truth from our Fields,” provides an important counterbalance, as Burkina Faso was the first country in West Africa to adopt genetically modified organisms (GMOs), and industry often lauds its success when promoting GMOs in other countries.

Defending Land and Livelihood

This bulletin shows how Inter Pares is supporting communities to find justice in Bangladesh and Burkina Faso. It also examines the human abuses perpetrated against migrant workers here in Canada.

The Future of International Solidarity: an open dialogue - Videos

Live again or discover the highlights of Inter Pares 40th anniversary event by watching these videos.

Highlights 2014

Highlights from 2014 of what Inter Pares and its counterparts have accomplished.

Green Fever documentary

A must-see documentary video on the worldwide phenomenon of massive land acquisition in West Africa.

Connecting the Dots: The power of people meeting people

This bulletin presents how Inter Pares link individuals and organizations from Canada, the Philippines, Guatemala, India and West Africa.

Land Rights and Communities

This bulletin is about struggles for land rights that communities are facing – and overcoming – in Bangladesh, Mexico, and nine West African countries.

The Politics of Food Production

While we can try to eat ethically, achieving justice for food producers goes beyond individual consumer choices.

Sustainable agriculture, food security and gender

Deccan Development Society’s work in India, emphasizing ecological agriculture, community-based grain banks and food security.