http://www.geonewsletter.org/taxonomy/term/136 The taxonomy view with a depth of 0. en http://www.geonewsletter.org/node/322 <p>By Yvonne Poirier</p><p><em>Editors' note: Yvon Poirier is an editor of the <u>International Newsletter on Sustainable Local Development</u>, from which this article is copied. The Japanese Seikatsu Club Consumers' Co-Operative Union was the subject of both the spring and summer issues of GEO (#s 12 and 13) in 1994. Seikatsu has grown since then to include 290,000 households. It is notable for its combination of worker and consumer co-ops, its insistence on high food quality, and for its direct involvement in local politics in the Tokyo area. Yvon comments that the current conservative government is doing all it can to undermine co-ops and other similar sectors. </em></p><p><a href="http://www.geonewsletter.org/node/322">read more</a></p> http://www.geonewsletter.org/node/322#comment Consumer Cooperatives Ecological Processes Environmental Justice Ethical Purchasing Feminism &amp; Gender Justice Food Storage &amp; Distribution Asia (Southeast) Mon, 07 Jul 2008 14:47:50 -0400 Ethan 322 at http://www.geonewsletter.org http://www.geonewsletter.org/node/306 An article about the cooperative societies of the acorn woodpecker http://www.geonewsletter.org/node/306#comment Ecological Processes Mutual Aid Gleanings Tue, 17 Jun 2008 12:42:34 -0400 Ethan 306 at http://www.geonewsletter.org http://www.geonewsletter.org/node/187 Forest conservation is being promoted in India through the creation of commuity-controlled forestry &quot;cooperative societies.&quot; By Suresh Khatta. http://www.geonewsletter.org/node/187#comment Ecological Processes Environmental Justice Asia (Southeast) Gleanings Mon, 11 Feb 2008 14:26:15 -0500 Ethan 187 at http://www.geonewsletter.org