The International Conference on Land and Agriculture New Delhi, India 28-29 Jan 2014 Razan Zuayter Arab Group for the Protection of Nature APN Arab Network.

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The International Conference on Land and Agriculture New Delhi, India Jan 2014 Razan Zuayter Arab Group for the Protection of Nature APN Arab Network for food Sovereignty

Palestine: a case study

By % of the area of historic Palestine 0% of the surface water and less than 15% of the ground water in the West Bank Was left to indigenous Palestinians A story of land theft :Palestine

Current Situation in the West Bank Area A Area B Area C Natur al Reser ves 17.7 % 18. 4% 60.9%3%

Abu Ghneim Settlement Before After

Settlements (203) Bypass roads (Jews only). Apartheid wall (767 Km) Current Situation in the West Bank

3,000,000 Trees have been uprooted from the year 2000 up to this date Systematic Uprooting of Trees and livelihoods

Destruction of Agricultural lands

Destruction of Infrastructure

Targeting Animal Farms

The last harvest

The Million Tree Campaign Replanting 1,750,000 Trees

Planting despite oppression

Governments- Lacking sovereignty Double standards at the international level Aid & Funding Divided Arab civil society on the national,regional and international level Arab Spring Challenges

The regional level :_ Regional Integration (ANFS) Arab Network for food Sovereignty Way Forward

South - South Cooperation - Action not reaction - Unconditional funding -Common strategies common slogans Way Forward

The International level International Working group on Conflicts, wars & Occupation. Way Forward

Thank you!