Environment quality activism: Difference between revisions

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International Court Issues First-Ever Decision Enforcing the Right to a Healthy Environment, insideclimatenews.org (Mar 29, 2024)
The city where ‘the future has already arrived’, positive.news (Mar 18, 2024)
California proposes fracking phaseout, making good on Newsom’s pledge, thehill.com (Feb 19, 2024)

Community action projects[edit | edit source]

Traffic surveys
Clean up days
Environmental quality monitoring
Beach cleans
River cleans
Campaigns against waste
Ecosystem restoration
Ecosytem restoration camps

Events[edit | edit source]

Mar 01, 2024 (Fri) — World Seagrass Day
Mar 20 - 30, 2024 (Wed - Sat) — Pesticide Action Week
Apr 22, 2024 (Mon) — Earth Day
May 3 - 5, 2024 (Fri - Sun) — Jane's Walk, How to Lead a Jane's Walk, Video
Jun 05, 2024 (Wed) — World Environment Day
Jun 17, 2024 (Mon) — World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought
Aug 09, 2024 (Fri) — International Day of the World's Indigenous People
Dec 05, 2024 (Thu) — World Soil Day, un.org
Dec 11, 2024 (Wed) — International Mountain Day

EarthObserver App, mobile application which provides users with simplified access to vast libraries of images and information that up until now were tapped mainly by earth and environmental scientists. The EarthObserver App, the iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch, displays natural features and forces on land, undersea and in the air. Source: The Earth Institute, Colombia University, 2011-01-10

WideNoise app, a project based in the E.U., lets users monitor and share noise pollution levels at various locations with other users.

Books[edit | edit source]

Earth Repair: A Grassroots Guide to Healing Toxic and Damaged Landscapes, resilience.org, March 2015

Maps[edit | edit source]

World Air Quality Index
Let's do it global waste map, uses OpenStreetMap ^W

Quotes[edit | edit source]

"We All Live Downstream" Frank Carbone Jr.

Other resources[edit | edit source]

ESRC Global Environmental Change Programme (2001) Environmental justice: Rights and means to a healthy environment for all (PDF) Special Briefing No.7, University of Sussex.
UNECE Aarhus Convention Clearinghouse website

Aarhus Convention[edit | edit source]

The Aarhus Convention, was signed on 25 June 1998 in the Danish city of Aarhus. It entered into force on 30 October 2001. As of March 2014, it has 47 parties—46 states and the European Union. All of the ratifying states are in Europe and Central Asia.

The Aarhus Convention grants the public rights regarding access to information, public participation and access to justice, in governmental decision-making processes on matters concerning the local, national and transboundary environment. It focuses on interactions between the public and public authorities. ^W

Campaigns[edit | edit source]

Greenpeace 2023: there's something in the air

Authors: Greenpeace International, Dec 15, 2023

Greenpeace International, ""A green and peaceful future is our quest. Greenpeace exists because this fragile earth deserves a voice." Video channel on youtube.com, added 16:58, 18 December 2023 (UTC)
Eradicating Ecocide ^W
Yes to Life, No to Mining

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-== What communities can do ==
-*Traffic surveys
-*Clean up days
-*Environmental quality monitoring
-*Beach cleans
-*River cleans
-*Campaigns against waste
-== Campaigns ==
+{{Newslist|keyword=Environment quality|limit=3}}
-[http://eradicatingecocide.com/ Eradicating Ecocide] {{W|Ecocide}}
+{{Read more|Environment quality news}}
-[http://www.yestolifenotomining.org/ Yes to Life, No to Mining]
+Community groups may be concerned about litter, pollution, traffic pollution, air quality, noise or light pollution, river quality, state of beaches, etc.
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+== Community action projects ==
-== Why it matters ==
+* Traffic surveys
+* Clean up days
+* Environmental quality monitoring
+* Beach cleans
+* River cleans
+* Campaigns against waste
+* [[Ecosystem restoration]]
+* [[Ecosytem restoration camps]]
-Community groups may be concerned about litter, pollution, traffic pollution, air quality, noise or light pollution, river quality, state of beaches, etc.
+== Events ==
-=== Aarhus Convention ===
-The Aarhus Convention, was signed on 25 June 1998 in the Danish city of Aarhus. It entered into force on 30 October 2001. As of March 2014, it has 47 parties—46 states and the European Union. All of the ratifying states are in [[Europe]] and Central Asia.
+{{Eventlist|location=world|keyword=environment quality|year=2024}}
-The Aarhus Convention grants the public rights regarding access to information, public participation and access to justice, in governmental decision-making processes on matters concerning the local, national and transboundary environment. It focuses on interactions between the public and public authorities. {{W|Aarhus Convention}}
 == Resources ==
-*Cleanup manual from [http://www.letsdoitworld.org/manual Let's do it! World]
-*[http://www.foe.co.uk/resource/reports/environmental_justice.pdf ESRC Global Environmental Change Programme (2001) Environmental justice: Rights and means to a healthy environment for all] (PDF) Special Briefing No.7, University of Sussex.
-*Earth Repair: A Grassroots Guide to Healing Toxic and Damaged Landscapes, [http://www.resilience.org/resource-detail/2588987-earth-repair-a-grassroots-guide-to resilience.org]
-* [http://aarhusclearinghouse.unece.org/ UNECE Aarhus Convention Clearinghouse website]
-{{#widget:Vimeo|id=198415608}}
-*[https://www.ecosystemrestorationcamps.org/ Ecosystem Restoration Camps]
-=== Apps for sustainability ===
-[[category:CASwiki articles with apps]]
-EarthObserver App, mobile application which provides users with simplified access to vast libraries of images and information that up until now were tapped mainly by earth and environmental scientists.  The EarthObserver App, the iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch, displays natural features and forces on land, undersea and in the air. Source: [http://earth.columbia.edu/articles/view/2755 The Earth Institute, Colombia University], 2011-01-10
-[http://cs.everyaware.eu/event/widenoise/ WideNoise] app, a project based in the E.U., lets users monitor and share noise pollution levels at various locations with other users.
-=== Maps ===
-*[http://waqi.info/ World Air Quality Index]
-*[http://www.letsdoitworld.org/map/global-waste-map  Let's do it global waste map], uses OpenStreetMap {{W|OpenStreetMap}}
-=== Quotes ===
-"We All Live Downstream" Frank Carbone Jr.
 === Video ===
-{{#widget:YouTube|id=21YAP8RF_sw}}
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-== News and comment ==
+=== Apps for sustainability ===
-'''2017'''
+EarthObserver App, mobile application which provides users with simplified access to vast libraries of images and information that up until now were tapped mainly by earth and environmental scientists. The EarthObserver App, the iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch, displays natural features and forces on land, undersea and in the air. Source: [https://earth.columbia.edu/articles/view/2755 The Earth Institute, Colombia University], 2011-01-10
-David Attenborough urges action on plastics after filming Blue Planet II, Oct 25 <ref>[https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2017/oct/15/david-attenborough-urges-immediate-action-on-plastics-blue-planet The Guardian]</ref>
+[http://web.archive.org/web/20181005231910/http://cs.everyaware.eu:80/event/widenoise WideNoise] app, a project based in the E.U., lets users monitor and share noise pollution levels at various locations with other users.
-[[File:Oban harbour1.jpg|140px|left]]
+=== Books ===
-[[Scotland]]: Scottish government bans fracking after public opposition, Oct 3 <ref>[https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2017/oct/03/scottish-government-bans-fracking-scotland-paul-wheelhouse The Guardian]</ref> [[France]], [[Ireland]], [[Germany]], and [[Bulgaria]] have also banned fracking. <ref>[https://www.climaterealityproject.org/blog/got-climatehope-ninety-nine-reasons-keep-fighting-our-future climaterealityproject.org]</ref><br clear=left>
-[[File:Buttermere and Crummock Water.jpg|140px|left]]
+* Earth Repair: A Grassroots Guide to Healing Toxic and Damaged Landscapes, [https://www.resilience.org/resource-detail/2588987-earth-repair-a-grassroots-guide-to resilience.org], March 2015
-[[Environment quality UK]]: UK citizens are taking air pollution monitoring into their own hands, Sep 1 <ref>[https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2017/sep/01/uk-citizens-are-taking-air-pollution-monitoring-into-their-own-hands The Guardian]</ref><br clear=left>
-cities making polluted waterways into swimming hotspots, Aug 3 <ref>[https://www.curbed.com/2017/8/3/16089352/city-rivers-swimming-safe curbed.com]</ref>
+=== Maps ===
-[[File:Baltimore Sunrise by Misanthrope0854.jpg|140px|left]]
+* [https://waqi.info/ World Air Quality Index]
-“Maryland passes ban on fracking” by @samanthadpage, Mar 28 <ref>[https://thinkprogress.org/maryland-passes-ban-on-fracking-80b7a8f18624 thinkprogress.org]</ref><br clear=left>
+* [http://web.archive.org/web/20110728041628/http://www.letsdoitworld.org/map/global-waste-map Let's do it global waste map], uses OpenStreetMap {{W|OpenStreetMap}}
-[[File:La Laguna Botanical Gardens.jpg|140px|left]]
+=== Quotes ===
-[[El Salvador]] Votes for Water over Gold, March 30, Pedro Cabezas. In response to enormous public pressure, lawmakers have rejected appeals by global corporations and voted to protect the country’s people and water supply by banning metallic mining. <ref>[http://inequality.org/el-salvador-stands-water-gold/ inequality.org]</ref><br clear=left>
-[[File:Wellington.JPG|140px|left]]
+"We All Live Downstream" Frank Carbone Jr.
-New Zealand will ban plastic microbeads by 2018, Mar 14 <ref>[http://www.treehugger.com/environmental-policy/new-zealand-will-ban-plastic-microbeads-2018.html treehugger.com]</ref><br clear=left>
-Book review: Advertising Shits In Your Head, Feb 27 <ref>[https://transitionnetwork.org/news-and-blog/book-review-advertising-shits-head/ transitionnetwork.org]</ref>
+=== Other resources ===
-Mapped: The world's most polluted countries, Jan 2 <ref>[http://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/maps-and-graphics/most-polluted-countries/ @TelegraphTravel]</ref>
+* [http://web.archive.org/web/20130512225214/http://www.foe.co.uk:80/resource/reports/environmental_justice.pdf ESRC Global Environmental Change Programme (2001) Environmental justice: Rights and means to a healthy environment for all] (PDF) Special Briefing No.7, University of Sussex.
+* [https://aarhusclearinghouse.unece.org/ UNECE Aarhus Convention Clearinghouse website]
-'''2016'''
+== Aarhus Convention ==
-Four of world's biggest cities to ban diesel cars from their centres, Dec 2 <ref>[https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2016/dec/02/four-of-worlds-biggest-cities-to-ban-diesel-cars-from-their-centres The Guardian]</ref>
+The Aarhus Convention, was signed on 25 June 1998 in the Danish city of Aarhus. It entered into force on 30 October 2001. As of March 2014, it has 47 parties—46 states and the European Union. All of the ratifying states are in [[Europe]] and Central Asia.
-Estonian clean-up initiative aims to engage 150 countries in 2018, Feb 5 <ref>[http://estonianworld.com/life/estonian-clean-up-initiative-aims-to-engage-150-countries-in-2018/ estonianworld.com]</ref>
+The Aarhus Convention grants the public rights regarding access to information, public participation and access to justice, in governmental decision-making processes on matters concerning the local, national and transboundary environment. It focuses on interactions between the public and public authorities. {{W|Aarhus Convention}}
-'''2015'''
+== Campaigns ==
-Pesticide-free towns and cities - citizen power in action, October 6 <ref>[http://www.theecologist.org/campaigning/2985672/pesticidefree_towns_and_cities_citizen_power_in_action.html The Ecologist]</ref>
-Mapping the World's Air Pollution in Real Time, September 21 <ref>[http://www.citylab.com/weather/2015/09/mapping-the-worlds-air-pollution-in-real-time/406411/ CityLab]</ref>
+<div class="grid">
-Google Will Start Mapping Pollution The Same Way They Map Streets, July 30 <ref>[http://www.popsci.com/google-will-start-mapping-pollution-same-way-they-map-streets Popular Science]</ref>
+{{Video
+| video = -CwkccAgKrs
+| title = Greenpeace 2023: there's something in the air
+| authors = Greenpeace International, Dec 15, 2023
+}}
-== Events ==
+{{Video|113713748|platform=Vimeo}}
-'''2015'''
+</div>
-[[File:Annapurna South from Ghandruk.jpg|120px|left]]
+* [https://www.greenpeace.org/international/ Greenpeace International], ""A green and peaceful future is our quest. Greenpeace exists because this fragile earth deserves a voice." '''Video''' channel on [https://www.youtube.com/@greenpeace youtube.com], ''added 16:58, 18 December 2023 (UTC)''
-'''December 11''' - International Mountain Day <br>
+* [https://eradicatingecocide.com/ Eradicating Ecocide] {{W|Ecocide}}
-Annual event to encourage sustainable development in mountains. {{W|Mountain_Day#International_Mountain_Day}}, [http://www.un.org/en/events/mountainday/ un.org]<br clear=left>
+* [https://www.yestolifenotomining.org/ Yes to Life, No to Mining]
-[[File:Niger Farm sand.jpg|80px|left]]
+== See also ==
-'''June 17''' - World Day to Combat Desertification {{W|World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought}}<br>
-Annual event. [http://www.unccd.int/en/programmes/Event-and-campaigns/WDCD/Pages/default.aspx unccd.int]<br clear=left>
-[[File:320px-US Navy pick up trash World Oceans Day.jpg|120px|left]]
+* [[Community action on biodiversity]]
-'''June 8''' - World Oceans Day {{W|World Oceans Day}} <br>
+* [[Climate action]]
-Annual event. Events performed for WOD and awareness includes beach cleanups, educational programs, art contests, film festivals, and sustainable seafood events. 2015 – 2016 Theme: Healthy oceans, healthy planet.  [http://worldoceansday.org/ worldoceansday.org]<br clear=left>
+* [[Coasts]]
+* [[Ecosystem restoration]]
-[[File:Wed on bikes.jpg|120px|left]]
+* [[Open spaces]]
-'''June 5''' - World Environment Day {{W|World Environment Day}}<br>
+* [[Reduce, reuse, repair and recycle]]
-Annual event. [http://www.unep.org/wed/ unep.org]<br clear=left>
+* [[Rural sustainability]]
+* [[Trees, woodland and forest]]
-[[File:320px-San Diego City College Zoo booth at Earth Day 2007.JPG|120px|left]]
+* [[Urban sustainability]]
-'''April 22''' - Earth Day {{W|Earth Day}}<br>
+* [[Air quality]]
-Annual event, on which day events worldwide are held to demonstrate support for environmental protection. Numerous communities celebrate Earth Week, an entire week of activities focused on environmental issues. [http://www.earthday.org/ earthday.org]<br clear=left>
+* [[Bridging the social justice and environmental movements]]
+* [[:Category:Environmental justice|Environmental justice]] (category)
-[[File:World_water_day_-_choir_singing_(4459460043).jpg|120px|left]]
-'''March 22''' - World Water Day <br>
-Annual event. [http://www.unwater.org/worldwaterday/ unwater.org]<br clear=left>
-[[File:Greenheart.jpg|left]]
-'''February 14''' - [http://lovelettertotheearth.com/ Send a Love letter to the Earth]<br>
-Worldwide initiative for laws to protect the Earth, [http://lovelettertotheearth.com/about.php lovelettertotheearth.com]<br clear=left>
-[[File:I-31-ramsar.jpg|120px|left]]
-'''February 2''' - World Wetlands Day {{W|World Wetlands Day}}<br>
-Annual event.  WWD activities, involving community groups have included, nature walks, children’s art contests, sampan races, and community clean-up days.  [http://www.ramsar.org/activity/world-wetlands-day-2015 ramsar.org]<br clear=left>
-== See also ==
-*{{localtopic}}
-*[[Biodiversity]]
-*[[Climate action]]
-*[[Coasts]]
-*[[Open spaces]]
-*[[Reduce, reuse, repair and recycle]]
-*[[Rural sustainability]]
-*[[Trees, woodland and forest]]
-*[[Urban sustainability]]
-*[[Bridging the social justice and environmental movements]]
-*[[:Category:Environmental justice|Environmental justice]] (category)
-== Interwiki links ==
+{{Localtopic}}
-Wikipedia: [[wikipedia:Ecocide|Ecocide]], [[wikipedia:Environmental justice|Environmental justice]], [[wikipedia:Aarhus Convention|Aarhus Convention]], [[wikipedia:Air Quality Egg|Air Quality Egg]]
-== External links ==
+{{CASwiki menu}}
-{{#widget:YouTube|id=Pj_-_GVF6jE}}
+'''External links'''
-*[http://www.letsdoitworld.org/ Lets's do it! World]
+* Wikipedia: [[Wikipedia:Ecocide|Ecocide]], [[Wikipedia:Environmental justice|Environmental justice]], [[Wikipedia:Aarhus Convention|Aarhus Convention]], [[Wikipedia:Air Quality Egg|Air Quality Egg]]
-*[http://www.earthrightsinstitute.org/ Earth Rights Institute] {{W|Earth Rights Institute}}
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+{{Video|Pj_-_GVF6jE}}
-*[http://ejfoundation.org/ Environmental Justice Foundation], describes itself as “a UK-based non-profit organisation working internationally to protect the environment and human rights.” {{W|Environmental Justice Foundation}}
+* [https://www.letsdoitworld.org/ Lets's do it! World], Wikipedia: [[Wikipedia:Let's Do It! World|Let's Do It! World]], [https://letsdoitfoundation.org/ Let's Do It Foundation]
-*[http://www.earthday.org/ Earth Day Network]
+* [https://www.earthrightsinstitute.org/ Earth Rights Institute] {{W|Earth Rights Institute}}
+{{Video|112070403|platform=Vimeo}}
-'''References'''
+* [https://ejfoundation.org/ Environmental Justice Foundation], describes itself as “a UK-based non-profit organisation working internationally to protect the environment and human rights.” {{W|Environmental Justice Foundation}}
-{{Attrib sca ref|Environment quality}}
+* [https://www.earthday.org/ Earth Day Network]
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Environment quality activism: Difference between revisions

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Community action projects[edit | edit source]

Events[edit | edit source]

Resources[edit | edit source]

Video[edit | edit source]

Apps for sustainability[edit | edit source]