Greenpeace, The Story
This film recounts the formation and rise of Greenpeace as one of the world’s most prominent environmentalist organizations.
environmental justice
Urban Horticulture in Modena, Italy, 1980–2015
Arcadia, Summer 2017, no. 11
Weather Matters
“Understanding the human implications of climate change,” the tagline of the Weather Matters hub, reveals it as a space for conversation among scholars and stakeholders concerned about climate change.
Sterba, James P., "Reconciliation Reaffirmed: A Reply to Steverson"
James P. Sterba offers clarifications to Brian Steverson’s objections to his original reconciliationist argument and notion of intrinsic value.
Wissenburg, Marcel, "Global and Ecological Justice: Prioritising Conflicting Demands"
Marcel Wissenburg argues that ‘global and ecological justice’ represents an informal combination of four distinct and sometimes conflicting ideas: global justice, protection of the ecology, sustainability and sustainable growth.
Environment and Citizenship in Latin America: Natures, Subjects and Struggles
Environment and Citizenship in Latin America reveals the strong connections between environmentalism, citizenship, national identity, political participation and resources in Latin America.
Life as a Hunt: Thresholds of Identities and Illusions on an African Landscape
Life as a Hunt chronicles the history of the Valley Bisa people, their evolving landscapes and knowledge, and the ‘conservation battlefield’ their homeland has become.
Pollution, Local Activism, and the Politics of Development in the Canadian North
Sandlos and Keeling explore Indigenous resistance to arsenic pollution. Indigenous communities mobilized knowledge around environmental pollution and its health impacts. The authors show how this resistance to environmental racism is connected to other Indigenous struggles over industrial development and to issues such as land claims, sovereignty, and colonial dispossession.
Environmental Knowledge, Environmental Politics: Case Studies from Canada and Western Europe
About this issue
These essays showcase examples from Canada and Western Europe, offering insights into how different forms of environmental knowledge and environmental politics come to be seen as legitimate or illegitimate.
Content
The 11th Hour
The 11th Hour stresses the urgency of the issues plaguing our planet, and the current generation’s pivotal role in tackling them. It features several leaders and experts and is narrated by Leonardo DiCaprio.