Ten Environmental Conflicts Threatening Lives and Justice Right Now
Publisher: Il Manifesto
Author(s): Daniela Del Bene, Federico Demaria, Sara Mingorría, Sofia Avila, and Beatriz y Saes Grettel Navas
Date: 2016
Topics: Conflict Causes, Extractive Resources, Governance, Renewable Resources
Countries: Brazil, China, France, Guatemala, Honduras, India, Italy, Nigeria, Somalia, South Africa
It’s difficult to say how many conflicts stem from struggles over environmental resources. But for World Environment Day, it’s important to ask what’s the state of the world’s health, starting with the frontier realm of materials extraction and energy that feed our industrial economy. The many wars are conducted quietly but are changing societies, economies and power relations.