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Environmental Justice And Extractive Industries: The Lummi Nation And Amazonian Indigenous, Gabriel D. Moe-Lobeda Jan 2017

Environmental Justice And Extractive Industries: The Lummi Nation And Amazonian Indigenous, Gabriel D. Moe-Lobeda

MA IDS Thesis Projects

The negative impacts created by the operations of extractive industries are disproportionately felt by indigenous peoples around the world. Frequently, environmental justice organizations led by non-indigenous individuals or groups make efforts to support the work of these indigenous communities who are fighting to protect their peoples, cultures, and environments from mining, drilling, or other extractive operations. However, oftentimes environmental justice actors, no matter how well-intentioned, do not act in ways that are beneficial to indigenous efforts or respectful of indigenous peoples. This research study looks to examine how indigenous peoples who are fighting against extractive industries on their lands view …


Voices From The Forest : Leadership Revealed Through Care, Shared Understanding, And Imagination, Don Kraft Jan 2009

Voices From The Forest : Leadership Revealed Through Care, Shared Understanding, And Imagination, Don Kraft

Doctoral Dissertations

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Oil And Gas Projects In The Western Amazon: Threats To Wilderness, Biodiversity, And Indigenous Peoples, Matt Finer, Clinton N. Jenkins, Stuart L. Pimm, Brian Keane, Carl Ross Aug 2008

Oil And Gas Projects In The Western Amazon: Threats To Wilderness, Biodiversity, And Indigenous Peoples, Matt Finer, Clinton N. Jenkins, Stuart L. Pimm, Brian Keane, Carl Ross

Latin American Energy Dialogue, White Papers and Reports

The western Amazon is the most biologically rich part of the Amazon basin and is home to a great diversity of indigenous ethnic groups, including some of the worlds last uncontacted peoples living in voluntary isolation. Unlike the eastern Brazilian Amazon, it is still a largely intact ecosystem. Underlying this landscape are large reserves of oil and gas, many yet untapped. The growing global demand is leading to unprecedented exploration and development in the region. Without improved policies, the increasing scope and magnitude of planned extraction means that environmental and social impacts are likely to intensify. We review the most …


Ecuadoran Indigenous Groups Call For Investigation Of Alleged Massacre, Ladb Staff May 2008

Ecuadoran Indigenous Groups Call For Investigation Of Alleged Massacre, Ladb Staff

NotiSur

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Illegal Logging In Ecuador Have Led To Massacre, Ladb Staff Jun 2003

Illegal Logging In Ecuador Have Led To Massacre, Ladb Staff

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