Check out www.wftday.org for WFTD reports from Nepal, Japan, Argentina, UK, Peru, India... Lots of great photos and comments from Fair Traders from around the world!
A slide show from the World Fair Trade Day held in Tokyo by People Tree.
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This year's World Fair Trade Day theme is "Fair Trade + Environment". At the core of the Fair Trade system is the recognition that we live in a world of finite resources and fragile environments, to which the prevailing trade system is currently unaccountable. Fair Trade puts the valuing and protection of the natural environment squarely back on the agenda.
Equally, Fair Trade values humanity. Fair Trade supports marginalised communities by creating much needed income generating opportunities, all the while assisting them in maintaining their light environmental footprints.
Please visit the Fair Trade and Ecology section at the World fair Trade Day website http://www.wftday.org
to read about Fair Trade producers in Africa, Asia and Latin America as they share with us the characteristics of their environmentally friendly products and production methods and highlight the role these products play in protecting the environment.
Also read Safia Minney's article on environmentally friendly production methods and how these present Fair Trade with an opportunity to expand Fair Trade sales and social impact in the South in the About World Fair Trade Day Section on the World Fair Trade Website at http://www.wftday.org
About me: World Fair Trade Day is celebrated on the second Saturday of May, and is endorsed by the International Fair Trade Association (IFAT, www.ifat.org), the global association of Fair Trade Organisations. IFAT has 300 member organisations from 70 different countries. This year's theme is "Fair Trade + Environment".
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Who I'd like to meet: Everyone and anyone interested in Fair Trade!
To read messages from Fair Trade voices in the South and North visit the Message section of www.wftday.org. To find out about this year's events visit the Events section at www.wftday.org!
This animation for www.peopletree.co.uk showing the effects of fair trade and the use of pesticides on cotton crops.
Designed by Chris Haughton (http://www.vegetablefriedrice.com/)and Animated by Marc wilson (www.sparkus.co.uk) (less)
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