Environmental Justice Around the Worldby Asmita Pramanik | 15-07-2018 02:11 |
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Environmental justice was a topic that really gave me a hard time thinking about which aspect of it should I highlight since it is a vast topic to research upon. So I decided to research upon the action plans of several organizations that are doing a great job in advocating environmental justice. Community Managed Sustainable Agriculture, India Andhra Pradesh, India has been called the Pesticide Capital of the World. Pesticides cost farmers a lot of money. Not only that, but farmers themselves had been hospitalised due to pesticide poisoning. This is why Self Help Groups of poor rural women in 8033 villages decided educate the farmers to help them learn about ways of reducing their costs by gradually reducing their dependence on pesticides. One such way that they advocated was that farmers can support one another, since many in a village change their farming techniques from time to time. Some farmers have seen their profits increase by 100%, and the schemes have gained support from the state government. The Vienna Convention for the Protection of the Ozone Layer The Vienna Convention for the Protection of the Ozone Layer was adopted in 1985 and entered into force on 22 Sep 1988. In 2009, the Vienna Convention became the first Convention of any kind to achieve universal ratification. The objectives of the Convention were for Parties to promote cooperation by means of systematic observations, research and information exchange on the effects of human activities on the ozone layer and to adopt legislative or administrative measures against activities likely to have adverse effects on the ozone layer. This convention has come a long way since 1988 and has been successful over the years in bringing the issue of ozone layer depletion into light. Greenbelt Movement, Kenya The Green Belt Movement was founded in Kenya by Nobel Laureate Wangari Maathai. It is a network of 4000 community groups who plant trees, protect public spaces, create sustainable livelihoods and climate resilient communities. The organisation provides education for community, environmental and gender empowerment, and engage with policy makers at an international level. Ekta Parishad, India Where land is distributed unequally, big businesses can easily get hold of those areas. This is why Ekta Parishad attribute the inequitable distribution of land in India as a source of environmental problems such as forest loss, nuclear or mining waste, and dams. In 2012, they organised a walk for land and social justice, comprising 100,000 people, and covering 350 kilometres from Agra to New Delhi. This federation of 11,000 community based organisations is dedicated to the principles of non-violent action, and has wings which concentrate on the inclusion of women, arts, and economic alternatives. These methods of ensuring environmental justice around the world by regulating the above mentioned measures is surely playing a great role in building the foundation of a sustainable future. LINKS FOR REFERENCE- https://www.gsdmagazine.org/10-notable-environmental-justice-campaigns-around-world/ |
