Environmental Justice Articles & Videos

Colombia: privatización del agua

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30 January 2013
Multimedia

Danilo Urrea es activista de Censat Agua Viva

The relationship between Latin American and European social movements

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30 January 2013
Multimedia

The challenge of social movements to continue working in an articulated way are two of the main issues addressed in this interview with Lucia Ortiz

Cumbre de los Pueblos Chile 2013

18 January 2013
Article

The People’s Summit held in Santiago Chile focused on the themes of Social Justice, International Solidarity and the Defense of the Commons. The Summit was organised in parallel to the EU-Latin America (CELAC) official summit where bi-regional investment dominated the agenda.

After Doha: rejecting dystopia by default

17 December 2012
Article

We need to challenge the security industries and military that are thriving on the fear and insecurity created by our governments' inaction on climate change.

Breaking the logjam in climate negotiations

29 November 2012
Interview

Praful Bidwai in an interview explains the main issues at play in current UN climate negotiations, the role of emerging economies, and suggests ideas on how to create political will for effective action in North and South.

Towards a grand compromise in climate negotiations

28 November 2012
Richard Heydarian
Article

Could dread at the deadly consequences of climate change force a compromise between Washington and Beijing in the same way fear of nuclear war caused a US-Soviet Union detente?

Golden Lie: Resistance against mining in Guatemala

21 November 2012
Lyda Fernanda Forero
Article

Peasant communities have denounced Canadian company Radius Gold Inc for mining without consent on their territories and appealed for international solidarity.

Praful Bidal on Greenhouse Development Rights

2 October 2012
Article

Bidwai is a rare analyst.  He writes as a man of the South, but at the same time he can be extremely critical of the South’s negotiating postures.

Video: Why do we need to oppose plans to price nature?

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24 August 2012
Pablo Solón
Multimedia

Why do we need to oppose plans to price nature? What are the alternatives?

Rio+20 - The future we don't want

10 July 2012
Article

Sustainable development, promised at the Earth summit in 1992, failed because it was equated with economic growth, consumerism and increased corporate power. Without sharing wealth, knowledge and power, humankind will not survive.