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== What communities can do ==
*Traffic surveys
*Clean up days
*Environmental quality monitoring
*Beach cleans
*River cleans
*Campaigns against waste


== Events ==
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'''Feb 2''' [[World Wetlands Day]], ''2020: Sun'' <br clear=all>


== Campaigns ==
Community groups may be concerned about litter, pollution, traffic pollution, air quality, noise or light pollution, river quality, state of beaches, etc.


[http://eradicatingecocide.com/ Eradicating Ecocide] {{W|Ecocide}}
== Community action projects ==


[http://www.yestolifenotomining.org/ Yes to Life, No to Mining]
* Traffic surveys
* Clean up days
* Environmental quality monitoring
* Beach cleans
* River cleans
* Campaigns against waste
* [[Ecosystem restoration]]
* [[Ecosytem restoration camps]]


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== Events ==


== Why it matters ==
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Community groups may be concerned about litter, pollution, traffic pollution, air quality, noise or light pollution, river quality, state of beaches, etc.
== Resources ==


=== Aarhus Convention ===
=== Video ===


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.
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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}}
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== Resources ==
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*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]


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*[https://www.ecosystemrestorationcamps.org/ Ecosystem Restoration Camps]
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=== Apps for sustainability ===
=== Apps for sustainability ===
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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
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
 
[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.


[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.
=== Books ===
 
* 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


=== Maps ===
=== 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}}
* [https://waqi.info/ World Air Quality Index]
* [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}}


=== Quotes ===
=== Quotes ===
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"We All Live Downstream" Frank Carbone Jr.
"We All Live Downstream" Frank Carbone Jr.


=== Video ===
=== Other resources ===
 
* [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]
 
== Aarhus Convention ==


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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.


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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}}
 
== Campaigns ==


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== News and comment ==
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''See separate article'': [[Environment quality news]]
* [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)''
* [https://eradicatingecocide.com/ Eradicating Ecocide] {{W|Ecocide}}
* [https://www.yestolifenotomining.org/ Yes to Life, No to Mining]


== See also ==
== 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 ==
* [[Community action on biodiversity]]
Wikipedia: [[wikipedia:Ecocide|Ecocide]], [[wikipedia:Environmental justice|Environmental justice]], [[wikipedia:Aarhus Convention|Aarhus Convention]], [[wikipedia:Air Quality Egg|Air Quality Egg]]
* [[Climate action]]
* [[Coasts]]
* [[Ecosystem restoration]]
* [[Open spaces]]
* [[Reduce, reuse, repair and recycle]]
* [[Rural sustainability]]
* [[Trees, woodland and forest]]
* [[Urban sustainability]]
* [[Air quality]]
* [[Bridging the social justice and environmental movements]]
* [[:Category:Environmental justice|Environmental justice]] (category)


== External links ==
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*[https://www.ecosystemrestorationcamps.org/ Ecosystem Restoration Camps]
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'''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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*[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}}


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'''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}}
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* [https://www.earthday.org/ Earth Day Network]
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Community groups may be concerned about litter, pollution, traffic pollution, air quality, noise or light pollution, river quality, state of beaches, etc.

Community action projects[edit | edit source]

Events[edit | edit source]

  • Event Mar 20 - 30, 2024 (Wed - Sat) — Pesticide Action Week, semaine-sans-pesticides.fr
  • Event May 3 - 5, 2024 (Fri - Sun)Jane's Walk, How to Lead a Jane's Walk, Video, janeswalk.org
  • Event July 2024 — Plastic Free July, plasticfreejuly.org
  • Event Aug 09, 2024 (Fri) — International Day of the World's Indigenous People, observed on 9 August each year to raise awareness and protect the rights of the world's indigenous population, un.org
  • Event Dec 05, 2024 (Thu) — World Soil Day, un.org
  • Event Dec 11, 2024 (Wed) — International Mountain Day, Dec 11, annually, fao.org

Resources[edit | edit source]

Video[edit | edit source]

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Apps for sustainability[edit | edit source]

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]

Quotes[edit | edit source]

"We All Live Downstream" Frank Carbone Jr.

Other resources[edit | edit source]

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]

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Authors: Greenpeace International, Dec 15, 2023
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See also[edit | edit source]

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