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== | {{Newslist|keyword=Environment quality|limit=3}} | ||
{{Read more|Environment quality news}} | |||
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 == | |||
[[ | * Traffic surveys | ||
* Clean up days | |||
* Environmental quality monitoring | |||
* Beach cleans | |||
* River cleans | |||
* Campaigns against waste | |||
* [[Ecosystem restoration]] | |||
* [[Ecosytem restoration camps]] | |||
== | == Events == | ||
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== Resources == | |||
=== Video === | |||
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== | === Apps for sustainability === | ||
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. | |||
=== | === 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 === | |||
* [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}} | ||
*[http://www.letsdoitworld.org/map/global-waste-map | |||
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=== | === 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 == | |||
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|Aarhus Convention}} | ||
== Campaigns == | |||
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'' | * [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 == | ||
* [[Community action on biodiversity]] | |||
* [[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) | |||
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'''External links''' | |||
*[ | * Wikipedia: [[Wikipedia:Ecocide|Ecocide]], [[Wikipedia:Environmental justice|Environmental justice]], [[Wikipedia:Aarhus Convention|Aarhus Convention]], [[Wikipedia:Air Quality Egg|Air Quality Egg]] | ||
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*[ | * [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] | ||
*[ | * [https://www.earthrightsinstitute.org/ Earth Rights Institute] {{W|Earth Rights Institute}} | ||
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* [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}} | |||
{{ | * [https://www.earthday.org/ Earth Day Network] | ||
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Latest revision as of 08:15, 25 March 2024
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 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]
- 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
Resources[edit | edit source]
Video[edit | edit source]
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]
- 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 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
See also[edit | edit source]
- Community action on biodiversity
- 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
- Environmental justice (category)
local information can be found, or shared, via our many location pages
External links
- Wikipedia: Ecocide, Environmental justice, Aarhus Convention, Air Quality Egg
- Environmental Justice Foundation, describes itself as “a UK-based non-profit organisation working internationally to protect the environment and human rights.” W
- Earth Day Network
