Map of Airport-Related Injustice and ResistanceThis online interactive map brings together case studies documenting a diversity of injustice related to airport projects across the world. It was developed in collaboration between the Environmental Justice Atlas and Stay Grounded. |
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Mapeando los impactos de la minería para la transición energética en las Américas / Mapping the mining impacts of the energy transition in the AmericasEste mapa revela los impactos de algunos proyectos mineros de metales y minerales "estratégicos" para la transición energética / This map reveals the impacts of some "strategic" metal and mineral mining projects for the energy transition |
Protests in 1970 against ALCOA, Costa Rica In April 1970 university students successfully led civil society groups in the opposition to bauxite mining in Valle del General. Seen today as the fist manifestation of environmentalism in Costa Rica. |
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In recent years, criminal groups have been asking for ransom, seizing lands and destroying protected woodlands in the region of Uruapan, in the state of Michoacan, Mexico. This is related to the avocado production industry. |
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Baiga women’s mobilization to protect forests from Forest Department intervention in Pondi, India In 2011, seven Baiga women in Pondi, Central India, fought the Forest Department to protect their forest from being cut down. Their fought encourage the rest of the community to join the cause and defend the intrusive practices from the Forest Department. |
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Lio Tourism Estate and Lio Airport, The Philippines A cease-and-desist order was issued against Lio Tourism Estate, a luxury development served by a private airport, alleging encroachment on the Tagbanua Tandulanen tribe’s ancestral lands. The project also blocked fisherfolk's access to fishing grounds. |
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Gardarem lo Larzac ! Peasant fight against a military camp in the Larzac plateau, France In October 1971, the Minister of Defense announced the expansion of a military camp in the Larzac plateau threatening local farmers’ livelihoods. In response, thousands of activists organised to refuse the project. |
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Contamination of Hutchinson River, Mt. Vernon, New York, USA Mt. Vernon New York's improper waste and sewage management, contaminating the Hutchinson River, stinking up low income minority communities, and befouling downstream beaches and wildlife habitat. |