#plantations — Public Fediverse posts

https://www.europesays.com/ie/687375/ Mixed outcomes seen for Malaysian palm oil industry #Business #commodity #CPO #Economy #Éire #IE #Ireland #Oil #Palm #Plantations

[Science News] Located in the tropics, #Indonesia is one of the world’s wettest regions. But the massive construction of #irrigation canals, the draining of #peatlands and oil palm #plantations have gradually dried up the wetlands. The drying out of these landscapes, combined with the return of El Niño, is leading to an increase in peat fires that release massive clouds of toxic smoke... https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/09/260904000318.htm

#PeatFires #Wetlands #science #elnino @nature

[Science News] Located in the tropics, #Indonesia is one of the world’s wettest regions. But the massive construction of #irrigation canals, the draining of #peatlands and oil palm #plantations have gradually dried up the wetlands. The drying out of these landscapes, combined with the return of El Niño, is leading to an increase in peat fires that release massive clouds of toxic smoke... https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/09/260904000318.htm

#PeatFires #Wetlands #science #elnino @nature

[Science News] Located in the tropics, #Indonesia is one of the world’s wettest regions. But the massive construction of #irrigation canals, the draining of #peatlands and oil palm #plantations have gradually dried up the wetlands. The drying out of these landscapes, combined with the return of El Niño, is leading to an increase in peat fires that release massive clouds of toxic smoke... https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/09/260904000318.htm

#PeatFires #Wetlands #science #elnino @nature

[Science News] Located in the tropics, #Indonesia is one of the world’s wettest regions. But the massive construction of #irrigation canals, the draining of #peatlands and oil palm #plantations have gradually dried up the wetlands. The drying out of these landscapes, combined with the return of El Niño, is leading to an increase in peat fires that release massive clouds of toxic smoke... https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/09/260904000318.htm

#PeatFires #Wetlands #science #elnino @nature

"We force animals to adapt to the constraints of farming modelled on the mass production of manufactured goods, whereas farming should respect the ethological needs of animals. This is a transgression because we grant ourselves an absolute right that we do not have. This violence towards animals is a condemnation of us. Yet our relationship with animals could be an opportunity to think about a way of inhabiting the Earth that makes coexistence with other species possible. This requires new foundations for ethics and politics."

– Corine Pelluchon

#factoryFarms #farms #ownership #coexistence #eugenics #capitalism #extractivism #appropriation #landGrab #plantations #slavery #nature #separation #epistemology #speciesism #antiSpeciesism #animals #philosophy #beliefs #squash #inhabitability #grievability #farming #quote #quotes

Society must anticipate: prepare not for this year's climate but for the future climates. 🧵

#futures #risks #risk #riskManagement #riskAssessment #livability #habitability #climatePolicy #policy #adaptation #plantations #forestry #climateDrift #climateChange #climateFailure #climateCollapse #drought #heatwaves #naturalDisasters #resilience #agriculture #megafires #wildfire #wildfires

Focus on Coffs Harbour and Nambucca Valley

"NSW modern slavery report calls for urgent reform to protect migrant workers."

"A NSW parliamentary report into modern slavery has detailed "harrowing stories of mistreatment and harm..The report asked the government to investigate allegations of systemic labour exploitation in Coffs Harbour and the Nambucca Valley."

"NSW Anti-slavery commissioner Dr James Cockayne said in a statement the report was "informed by evidence from almost 100 witnesses across NSW, including victim survivors of modern slavery, and 60 submissions"." >>
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-06/nsw-anti-slavery-report-urgent-reform-to-protect-migrant-workers/107003130
#exploitation #PALM #MidNorthCoast #HorticulturalIndustry #blueberries #CoffsHarbour #NambuccaValley #food #harm #slavery #plantations #regulation

Koala severely injured by logging action

"The koala was euthanised on welfare grounds the following day." >>
https://coffscoast.newsofthearea.com.au/locals-distressed-by-koala-death-at-pine-creek-state-forest
#koalas #LoggingIndustry #plantations #NSW #MidnorthCoast #mortalities #FCNSW #PineCreek #biodiversity #wildlife #conservation #CollateralHarm

#Thai #PM warns may ‘shut down’ #cannabis #industry after #global #smuggling spike
"German customs revealed they'd disrupted a #seacorridor smuggling Thai cannabis into #Europe, seizing 2 shipments totalling 1.2tons.. #Indonesian authorities announced te seizure of 3.37tons of cannabis buds fr #Thailand.. only major #plantations w big medicinal contracts, or #illegal #exporters supplying #weedhungry #overseas markets cld turn a profit.. We need to make it illegal again"👈⚖️
https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/health-environment/article/3359599/thai-pm-threatens-shut-down-cannabis-industry-after-global-smuggling-spike

And no one will mourn!

https://piefed.social/c/shermanposting/p/1981236/and-no-one-will-mourn

A yearning for the idyllic forest scene and cellulose factories

When they want to ‘get away from it all’ and ‘go for a drive’ through nature, the idyllic forest scene, they are in denial that the romantic craving for the bush turns out to be industrial plantations.

“Nature ... is a planned product of the forestry industry, a purely wisely placed storehouse for cellulose production, which is readily apparent.”
- The Man Without Qualities, Robert Musil, 1930

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Man_Without_Qualities
#forests #forestryCorporation #forestry #CelluloseFactories #LoggingIndustry #landscapes #TheBush #plantations #monoculture #RawMaterials #extractivism #biodiversity #nature #book #literature

Let's cover the Mid North Coast of NSW in plastic..

Image:
"Surrounding the town of El Ejido, Almeria Province, southern Spain is a sea of greenhouses, stretching for tens of kilometers. Millions of tons of vegetables are exported to other European countries and other parts of the world. The image covers an area of 19 x 30.5 km, was acquired July 20, 2008, and is located at 36.75 degrees north latitude, 2.75 degrees west longitude."
https://science.nasa.gov/photojournal/almeria-spain/

NSW - Traumatic landscapes of plastic, pollution and exploitation
https://mastodon.au/@Bellingen/115991606657243814
#NSW #industrialisation #SeaOfPlastic #plastic #MidNorthCoast #blueberries #agribusiness #plantations #externalities #EcologicalViolence

Pesticide spray drift from intensive horticulture on the the mid-north coast NSW -
Discontent in the region.

Home owners, dairy and beef producers among those concerned about how pesticide use affects their land as well as water quality on the mid-north coast

“Between 2001 and 2016 blueberry farming expanded 400% – mainly around the Coffs Harbour region.”

“This monitoring showed the continued detection of pesticides in most waterways sampled, highlighting the need for ongoing monitoring in the region.”

“Monitoring in the Nambucca valley by the EPA has detected three different pesticides in low levels in three creeks, suggesting water quality in the area is not being impacted by excessive amounts of pesticides.”
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https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/oct/09/blueberry-farms-nsw-north-coast-rapid-expansion-development-pesticides
#Pesticides #food #beef #diary #prawns #blueberries #plantations #monoculture #rivers #water #export #runoff #pollution #neonicotinoids #imidacloprid #dimethoate #SprayDrift #CoffsHarbour #Macksville #Nambucca #Woolgoolga #conflict #violence #EPA #regulation #horticulture #industry #tourism #PeoplesHomes #TankWater #governance #MidNorthCoast #NSW #biodiversity #wildlife #extractivism

The Blueberries of Wrath on the mid-north coast of NSW
Bitter fruit: the dark underside of the booming NSW blueberry industry

"Blueberry farms have become an increasingly common sight across the rolling hills of the NSW mid-north coast...The number of people in need of ... support points to a dark underbelly of exploitation in the blueberry industry that authorities appear incapable of dealing with...It’s semi-organised crime, that is how I would describe it. "

"A NSW parliamentary inquiry into modern slavery is currently investigating worker conditions."
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https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/oct/04/nsw-blueberry-industry-farm-labour-loopholes-dark-underside
#food #workers #slavery #plantations #exploitation #AgriculturalIndustry #plantations #CoffsHarbour #MidNorthCoast #NSW #LabourLaw #regulation #PALM #Pacific

Monetising the great koala national park

"The government estimates the park’s value as a tourism destination will generate an extra $163m for the state’s economy over two decades. The native logging division of NSW Forestry Corporation has run at a loss for several years...The Minns government on Sunday revealed the proposed outlines of the park, fulfilling its 2023 election commitment...A moratorium on logging within its boundaries begins on Monday."
End native forest logging across NSW. Recognise remnant flora and fauna in 'plantations'.
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https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/sep/08/minns-140m-great-koala-national-park-regional-towns-coalition-nsw
#biodiversity #wildlife #koalas #TheGreatKoalaNationalPark #ecosystems #value #nature #commodification #NSWLogging #FailedAssets #FCNSW #StrandedAssets #MidNorthCoast #deforestation #plantations #extractivism #CashCow #ExtinctionCrisis

Image: Anthropomorphic image of a koala unboxing the cornucopia of a tourist park.

Drone locates 20 koalas in forest due to be logged next year

"A thermal drone imaging survey has been conducted over a plantation within the Great Koala National Park footprint. 20 koalas were detected over two nights at Tuckers Nob State Forest, which is due to be logged in the New Year."

The so called 'plantations' are more like native forests. Tuckers Nob forest must be included in the great koala national park. Video>>
https://www.nbnnews.com.au/2024/12/18/drone-locates-20-koalas-in-forest-due-to-be-logged-next-year/
#LoggingImpacts #NSWLogging #BellingenLogging #koalas #SaveTuckersNob #Bellingen #Gleniffer #plantations #TheGreatKoalaNationalPark #wildlife #conservation #drones #RadioTelemetry #FCNSW #destruction

One #white #woman’s #tears are #washingaway #Black #history.

The #TexasHistoricalCommission has removed more than two dozen #race-related #books from the #giftshops of two #former #slave #plantations because one #white #woman was #offended.

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Texas #WhiteSupremacy #Conservatives #Extremism #Fascism #RepublicanParty #Hate #Bigotry #Violence #Genocide #Discrimination #Racism #ThePartyOfHate #BlackMastodon

https://defendernetwork.com/news/opinion/oped-one-white-womans-tears-are-washing-away-black-history/

#Texas #Commission #Removes #Books From #Plantation #Written By #Slaves After #WhiteWoman #Complains.

The #TexasHistoricalCommission removed nearly two dozen #books from #gift #shops of two former #slave #plantations after one White woman, #MichelleHaas, complained.

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Conservatives #Extremism #Fascism #Censorship #RepublicanParty #Hate #Bigotry #Violence #Genocide #Discrimination #Racism #ThePartyOfHate #BlackMastodon

https://www.comicsands.com/texas-commission-removes-slavery-books-2666537892.html

https://archive.org/details/o-tama-uli

O Tama Uli: Melanesians in Western Samoa by Malama Meleisea

Topics
#Samoa, #Melanesiandiaspora, #plantations, #plantationlabor, #genderedlabor, #germancolonialism, #germanimperialism, #germanempire, #indenturedservitude

"O Tama Uli is an historical account of Melanesian indentured labour in Western Samoa."

https://archive.org/details/west-indies-patterns

The West Indies: Patterns of Development, Culture and Environmental Change Since 1492 by David Watts

Topics
#Caribbean, #Caribbeanhistory, #historyoftheCaribbean, #geography, #historicalgeography, #genocide, #blackchattelslavery, #slavetrade, #antiblackness, #translatlanticslavetrade, #whitesupremacy, #imperialism, #colonialism, #spanishimperialism, #spanishcolonialism, #britishimperialism, #britishcolonialism, #frenchimperialism, #frenchcolonialism, #dutchimperialism, #dutchcolonialism, #amerikas, #northamerika, #plantations, #plantationeconomy, #sugarplantations, #environmentalgeography, #slavesocieties, #ecology

This magisterial survey of the historical geography of the West Indies is at bottom concerned with the causes and consequences of three complex and inter-related phenomena: the rapid and total removal of a large aboriginal population; the development of plantation agriculture and the arrival of enforced labour, in the form of many thousands of African slaves; and the environmental, ecological and cultural changes that resulted.