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Environmental Justice Atlas
The EJ Atlas is a teaching, networking and advocacy resource. Strategists, activist organizers, scholars, and teachers will find many uses for the database, as well as citizens wanting to learn more about the often invisible conflicts taking place.
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A PLANET IN DANGER: the world of CHEVRONChevron is well known around the world as a company that systematically applies the "Polluter does not Pay Principle". This scholar-activist collaborative mapping project shows stories of communities reclaiming justice. #DíaAntiChevron |
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Climate DebtThe overconsumption of the available capacity of the Earth’s atmosphere and climate system to absorb greenhouse gases by the developed countries has run up a climate debt to developing countries and Mother Earth. |
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Permanent Peoples Tribunal Hearing on Corporate Human Rights Violations and Peoples Access to JusticeOn the first anniversary of the UNHRC resolution to address corporate abuses, this Feature Map updates the state of some cases presented in the Geneva PPT Hearing. More to be reported very soon. |
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Fracking FrenzyThe high-volume horizontal hydraulic fracturing or “fracking”, generates serious and large-scale environmental and human health concerns. |
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Environmental Justice in Himachal Pradesh, IndiaEJAtlas collaboration with Himdhara collective. Despite the image of a "green state", the Himalayan state pursue increasing energy generation and industrial development by diluting laws and ignoring dissent. |
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Mining conflicts in Latin AmericaThe mining conflicts featured map presents cases of mining conflicts related to metal ores, industrial minerals and construction materials mining activities. Metal ores present the largest number of reported cases. |
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Seed laws around the worldUnder corporate pressure, laws in many countries increasingly put limitations on what farmers can do with their seeds and with the seeds they buy. This map gives a picture of of the situation across the world today. |
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Ten hydropower plants on the River Ibar, Serbia Well-organised local activists from Kraljevo managed to prevent the project of building ten small HPP on the river Ibar. |
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Hydropower Plant on the River Komarnica, Montenegro The project of construction of HPP on the river Komarnica has faced opposition by the NGOs and it is currently stopped due to the potential geological problems. However, it remains considered of strategic importance by the Montenegrin government. |
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Hydropower Plant Buk Bijela's impact on the Tara river canyon, Montenegro and B&H The idea of construction of the HPP “Buk Bijela” on the river Drina from the 1970s is still valid and could be realized in 2016, despite of years of strong opposition by local citizens, NGOs and experts. |
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Proyecto Hidroeléctrico La Aurora, Honduras En el municipio de San José, se construye la hidroeléctrica Aurora sin consulta previa de las comunidades indígenas Lenca. |
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Oposición de comunidades indígenas a la XI Ronda Petrolera, Ecuador The XI oil licitation round in the South East of Ecuador has received some offers from companies from China, Spain, despite indigenous opposition. |
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El Quimbo hydroelectric project, Colombia El Quimbo hydroelectric dam is located in the upper reaches of the Magdalena River. According to Asoquimbo, 17 000 people have been displaced. |