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Environmental Movements in the Global South. Chapter 17. Consequences & Questions. Describe the key differences between “ environmental movements ” in the Global North (including the U.S.) and the Global South .
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Environmental Movements in the Global South Chapter 17
Consequences & Questions • Describe the key differences between “environmental movements” in the Global North (including the U.S.) andthe Global South. • Globalization has both negative and positive effects and potential for the environment – what are these? • What is could be or should be at the root of solving “environmental & social conflicts?” in the North and the South?
Differences between Environmentalism in the Global North and in the Global South • Organizational structure and tactics. US movement is considered “professionalized,” Global South is based on volunteer labor. • Many southern struggles are struggles in defense of economic livelihood. • Fundamental difference in the understanding of how humans fit into nature. For the south the environmental struggle is inseparable from the struggle for social justice.
Grassroots Cases • Asia: The Chipko Movement in India • Africa: The Ogoni Resistance in Nigeria • Latin America: The “Water War” in Cohabamba, Bolivia
