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Happy Earth Day! 🌎🍌🐢💚

The theme for World Earth Day 2019 is Protect our Species!
Did you know that SDG 13, climate action is one of the SDGs that Fairtrade have specifically chosen to focus on achieving, and a that a number of Fairtrade cooperatives put some of their premiums towards conservation projects?

Cooperativa de Servicios Multiples Bananera del Atlantico Coobana (COOBANA) are a Banana cooperative in Panama. According to Marcial Quintero one of the founding members of COOBANA, before becoming a Fairtrade cooperative in 199, things were difficult for the community who were working long hours for low pay, and living in basic conditions on the banana plantations. However, after taking that risk COOBANA workers now have a say in business matters and are able to invest in social, economic and environmental projects.

COOBANA cooperative invests some of their Fairtrade Premium to help conserve endangered turtles at the local NGO AAMVECONA who are helping to conserve leatherback turtles, the world’s largest turtles, who used to be abundant in the waters near Panama.

With funding from the Fairtrade premium COOBANA helped to build incubator shelters for the turtles’ eggs so that they can hatch undisturbed from predators. COOBANA members also volunteer their time to patrol the beaches at night during nesting season to protect female turtles who come to the beach to lay their eggs. ... See MoreSee Less

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🐣🌸🐇🍫 Happy Easter 🍫🐇🌸🐣

While enjoying all of your lovely chocolate treats today don't forget to think about where it came from

Where was the cocoa produced? Who was the farmer produced it? Were they paid fairly for their contribution?

Is it a Fairtrade product?

Buying Fairtrade ensures that producers are being paid more fairly for the work that they do so that they can support themselves and their families and plan for a better future.

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Pictured: Albert Guébré, cocoa producer at Coopérative Agricole N'Zrama de N'Douci (CANN) in Côte d'Ivoire ... See MoreSee Less

1 day ago ·

Would you like to join Union of Students in Ireland (USI), Carmichael Ireland ,Rediscovery Centre and Waterford One World Centre & become a leading Fairtrade Workplace by simply stocking your staff room with just 3 Fairtrade products, like tea, coffee & sugar?

Check out how you can become a Fairtrade Worklace and feature on our website @ http://fal.cn/ANoH

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