A-Infos (en) UK, ACG, Jackdaw 22 - Land Justice and the Ecological Crisis (ca, de, it, pt, tr) [machine translation]

Dealing with the ecological crisis requires some fundamental changes in 
land use:  changing the type of agriculture, afforestation, getting rid 
of grouse moors, preserving peat bogs, and stopping fracking. The 
problem is that we do not have control. Most land is in private hands 
and its use is determined by what is profitable. Government can control 
to an extent how land is used through subsidies and payments but these 
have been used to prop up the status quo. They are reluctant to 
challenge the basic right of the landowner to manage the land. And, 
government land itself is not well-managed nor do we have much control 
over policy decisions.
The relationship between capitalism, land owners and the government can 
be seen in the current practice of carbon offsetting and carbon-credits 
trading. Landowners can make a lot of money by selling carbon credits to 
green-washing corporations, all paid for by the taxpayers. It does 
little to actually reduce emissions; it is mainly a way of polluters 
carrying on polluting.
Campaigns for land justice are therefore crucial to developing an 
effective movement. Land should be a Commons, owned by us all and used 
for public benefit, which must include future generations. In this way 
we would not only ensure that land is used sustainably but that its 
produce is shared by us all.
Campaigning around land use can link up many issues and create a bigger 
movement:
    * anti-fracking
    * communities fighting injustices of local landowner, seeking to 
gain control of the land themselves
    * anti-grouse moor campaigns- fighting to reduce destruction of 
peat bogs, for reforestation and to support species persecuted by grouse 
moor owners
    * land workers aiming to get access to land to grow quality, 
affordable food
    * housing co-ops wanting land for sustainable housing or those 
fighting against gentrification and against demolition
    * communities fighting to keep a wood or local beauty spot
    * groups fighting to preserve wild land and to encourage rewilding
    * campaigns for a better urban environment: air quality and the 
amount of traffic, community gardens, green spaces and community centres
For more information about the land justice movement and the London Land 
Justice Fair see: www.peopleslandpolicy.org

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