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== Pre-1900s ==
== Pre-1900s ==
* 6th Century BCE: The [[Athenian Polis]] votes to protect nearby hills and mountains around Athens from deforestation and overgrazing.
* 30th Century BCE: The [[Indus River Valley Civilization]] begins recognising the effects of pollution on human health and practiced waste management and sanitation.<ref>https://www.greenpeace.org/international/story/11658/a-brief-history-of-environmentalism/</ref>
* 6th Century BCE: The [[Athenian Polis]] votes to protect nearby hills and mountains around Athens from deforestation and overgrazing as possibly the first acts of environmental protection in history.
* 1306: Coal burning is banned in England to prevent air pollution.<ref>http://scribol.com/art-and-design/green-design/environmentalism-in-1306/725/</ref>
* 1730: [[Bishnoi Forest Campaign]] (India)


== 1900s ==
== 1900s ==
* 1971: The four-year long [[Green Bans|Green Ban]] movement begins across Australia, where construction workers refuse to work on projects harmful to the environment or local communities.
* 1936: The [[National Confederation of Labour (Spain)|CNT]] oversees green projects in [[Revolutionary Spain]], including the construction of greenhouses, reforestation, [[permaculture]] and the shutting down of polluting metal factories.
* 1976: The [[Franklin River Campaign]] begins in Tasmania, Australia to block the construction of a destructive dam. It is highly successful over its 7-year run.
* 1957: Canadian women [[Wolseley Elm Campaign|save the Wolseley Elm]] in Winnipeg.<ref>https://nvdatabase.swarthmore.edu/content/winnipeg-women-stop-removal-wolseley-elm-1957</ref>
 
=== 1970s ===
* 1970: [[Green Bans]] (Australia)
* 1975: Greenpeace forces all countries except [[Iceland]], [[Norway]] and [[Japan]] to stop whaling.<ref>https://nvdatabase.swarthmore.edu/content/greenpeace-campaigns-against-whaling-1975-1982</ref>
* 1976: [[Franklin River Campaign]] (Australia)
* 1977: [[Xapuri Forest Campaign]] (Brazil)
* 1978: Residents of Emelle, Alabama, USA attempt to [[Emelle Anti-Landfill Campaign|stop the construction]] of a hazardous waste landfill.<ref>https://nvdatabase.swarthmore.edu/content/emelle-residents-protest-chemical-waste-management-hazardous-waste-landfill-1978-1995</ref>
* 1979: [[Alta River Campaign]] (Norway)
 
=== 1980s ===
* 1980: [[Earth First!]] is founded to stop environmental destruction across the world via direct action.
* 1982: The [[Itoiz Ecovillages]] are founded in rural Spain, to show the world what a sustainable society might look like.
* 1983: The [[Appiko Forest Campaign]] begins in India, as people try to nonviolently stop deforestation.<ref>https://nvdatabase.swarthmore.edu/content/indian-villagers-hug-trees-appiko-stop-deforestation-karnataka-1983-1990</ref>
* 1983: [[Daintree Rainforest Campaign]] (Australia)
* 1984: The [[Danube River Campaign]] blocks the construction of the Danube Dam in Hungary.<ref>https://nvdatabase.swarthmore.edu/content/environmentalist-groups-prevent-construction-danube-river-dam-hungary-1984-1989</ref>
* 1985: The [[Narmada River Campaign]] attempts to block the construction of the Sardar Sarovar dam in India.<ref name=":2">https://nvdatabase.swarthmore.edu/content/narmada-bachao-andolan-nba-forces-end-world-bank-funding-sardar-sarovar-dam-india-1985-1993</ref>
* 1986: Greenpeace [[Anti-CFC Campaign|begins a campaign]] for a global ban of CFCs.<ref>https://nvdatabase.swarthmore.edu/content/greenpeace-pushes-global-ban-cfcs-1986-1995</ref>
* 1987: Environmentalists [[Bukidnon Forest Campaign|successfully block the destruction of the forests]] in the Bukidnon region in the Philippines.<ref>https://nvdatabase.swarthmore.edu/content/bukidnon-residents-protest-logging-activity-philippines-1987-1989</ref>
* 1987: The Phosphorite War begins in Estonia, leading to a complete ban on Phosophorite Mining and the downfall of the 'socialist' government.<ref>https://nvdatabase.swarthmore.edu/content/estonians-stop-toxic-phosphorite-mining-1987-88</ref>
* 1988: Rainforest Action Groups [[Rainforest Action Boycott (Australia)|boycott]] Malaysian rainforest timber across Australia.<ref>https://nvdatabase.swarthmore.edu/content/australian-rainforest-action-groups-boycott-malaysian-rainforest-timber-1988-1994</ref>
* 1988: [[Federation of Community Forest Users]] founded (Nepal)
* 1989: Indigenous people in Ecuador [[Block 10 Campaign|protect land from oil drilling]].<ref>https://nvdatabase.swarthmore.edu/content/ecuadorian-indigenous-peoples-resist-oil-drilling-amazon-1989-1994</ref>
* 1989: Residents of Diamond, California, USA [[Diamond Anti-Shell Campaign|force Shell]] to close their refinery.<ref>https://nvdatabase.swarthmore.edu/content/black-residents-diamond-win-fight-shell-chemical-relocation-1989-2002</ref>
 
=== 1990s ===
* 1990: Ogoni people [[Ogoni-Shell Struggle (1990s)|struggle]] against Shell Oil in Nigeria.<ref name=":1">https://nvdatabase.swarthmore.edu/content/ogoni-people-struggle-shell-oil-nigeria-1990-1995</ref>
* 1991: The ten-year long [[Mun River Campaign]] in Thailand begins as environmentalists protest the construction of destructive dams.<ref>https://nvdatabase.swarthmore.edu/content/thai-villagers-protest-pak-mun-dam-1991-2001</ref>
* 1991: Indigenous Cree in Canada [[Lubicon Forest Campaign|protect Lubicon land from deforestation]].<ref>https://nvdatabase.swarthmore.edu/content/indigenous-allies-ontario-defend-lubicon-cree-land-against-logging-canada-1991-98</ref>
* 1992: The [[Earth Liberation Front]] is founded in Brighton, England to use direct action and guerilla warfare to defend natural ecosystems.
* 1993: Canadian environmentalists [[Clayoquot Sound Forest Campaign|protect the Clayoquot Sound Forest]] from deforestation.<ref name=":0">https://nvdatabase.swarthmore.edu/content/environmentalists-defend-old-forest-clayoquot-sound-bc-canada-1993</ref><ref name=":0" />
* 1994: [[Zapatista Revolution]] (Mexico)
* 1994: Greenpeace leads the [[Great Bear Rainforest Campaign]] in Canada.<ref>https://nvdatabase.swarthmore.edu/content/greenpeace-and-others-pressure-international-buyers-protect-great-bear-rainforest-canada-199</ref>
* 1995: The [[Battle of Brightlingsea]] ends live-animal exports from the towns port in the UK.<ref>https://nvdatabase.swarthmore.edu/content/brightlingsea-residents-end-exportation-live-animals-through-their-town-battle-brightlingsea</ref>
* 1995: The [[Junin Anti-Mine Movement]] begins, a 12-year long campaign to protect a community in Ecuador from mining.
* 1995: The [[Cascadia Free State]] is built to protect forests in Washington, USA
* 1995: Indigenous Nuxalk in Canada protect the [[Itsa Forest Campaign|Itsa Forest]] from deforestation.<ref>https://nvdatabase.swarthmore.edu/content/nuxalk-people-obstruct-logging-itsa-old-growth-forest-1995-1998</ref>
* 1995: Indigenous U'was in Colombia [[U'wa Anti-Oil Campaign|protect traditional lands]] from oil drilling.<ref>https://nvdatabase.swarthmore.edu/content/uwa-people-block-occidental-petroleum-colombia-1995-2001</ref>
* 1995: The [[Global Ecovillage Network]] is founded following a conference in Scotland.
* 1996: Indigenous Sarayaku in Ecuador [[Block 23 Campaign|protect 200,000 hectares of land]] from oil drilling.<ref>https://nvdatabase.swarthmore.edu/content/sarayaku-people-successfully-defend-their-land-against-oil-extraction-ecuador-1996-2012</ref>
* 1997: The [[CIPO-RFM]] is founded to protect indigenous Mexican community's, including the destruction of environmentally destructive projects.
* 1998: The [[Green Belt Movement]] protects the Karura Forest in Nairobi, Kenya.<ref>https://nvdatabase.swarthmore.edu/content/green-belt-movement-defends-karura-forest-nairobi-kenya-1998-1999</ref>
* 1998: The [[Minnehaha Free State]] is built to protect forests and indigenous land from highway construction.
* 1998: [[Rainforest Action Network]] gets Home Depot to reduce its use old-growth lumber in its products.<ref>https://nvdatabase.swarthmore.edu/content/rainforest-action-network-gets-home-depot-stop-buying-old-growth-wood-usa-1998-1999</ref>
* 1999: [[Talamanca Anti-Oil Movement]] (Costa Rica)
 
== 2000s ==
* 2000: The [[Jökla River Campaign]] begins in Iceland as environmentalists resist the construction of a dam and aluminum smelting plant.<ref>https://nvdatabase.swarthmore.edu/content/icelanders-protest-karahnjukar-hydropower-project-2000-2006</ref>
* 2000: Greenpeace [[Anti-HFC Campaign (Australia)|pressures]] Coca-Cola to phase out HFC refrigeration for Olympic Games in Australia.<ref>https://nvdatabase.swarthmore.edu/content/greenpeace-pressures-coca-cola-phase-out-hfc-refrigeration-olympic-games-australia-2000-2004</ref>
* 2001: [[Can Masdeu]] founded (Spain)
* 2001: The [[Plachimada Campaign]] begins as citizens close a coca-cola factory.<ref>https://nvdatabase.swarthmore.edu/content/indians-force-coca-cola-bottling-facility-plachimada-shut-down-2001-2006</ref>
* 2002: [[Esquel Anti-Mine Movement]] (Argentina)
* 2002: The [[Rosia Montana Anti-Mine Movement]] begins as citizens in Romania attempt to stop the construction of a new cyanide mine over 11 years.<ref>https://nvdatabase.swarthmore.edu/content/romanian-environmentalists-protest-plan-mine-gold-using-cyanide-rosia-montana-heritage-area-</ref>
* 2002: Indigenous Asubpeeschoseewagon in Canada [[Grassy Narrows Campaign|blockade the Grassy Narrows]] territory to stop it from logging.<ref>https://nvdatabase.swarthmore.edu/content/indigenous-youths-and-mothers-force-abitibi-consolidated-and-weyerhaeuser-stop-logging-grass</ref>
* 2002: English residents and environmentalists [[Heathrow Airport Campaign (2000s)|prevent]] Heathrow Airport expansion.<ref>https://nvdatabase.swarthmore.edu/content/english-residents-and-environmentalists-prevent-heathrow-airport-expansion-2002-2010</ref>
* 2004: Canadian environmentalists [[Cathedral Grove Campaign|protect the Cathedral Grove forest remnants]] in British Columbia.<ref>https://nvdatabase.swarthmore.edu/content/british-columbia-locals-save-ancient-forest-remnant-destruction-canada-2004-2006</ref>
* 2005: Environmentalists in Sofia, Bulgaria [[Suhodol Campaign|close a polluting]] landfill.<ref>https://nvdatabase.swarthmore.edu/content/bulgarian-residents-blockade-landfill-suhodol-neighborhood-sofia-2005</ref>
* 2005: Argentinians [[Uruguay River Campaign|block the construction of environmentally destructive paper mills]] along the Uruguay River.<ref>https://nvdatabase.swarthmore.edu/content/argentines-protest-uruguayan-paper-mills-2005-2008</ref>
* 2005: Indigenous Sakhalin's in Russia [[Sakhalin Anti-Oil Movemenet|stop the construction]] of new oil drilling sites.<ref>https://nvdatabase.swarthmore.edu/content/indigenous-peoples-sakhalin-russia-campaign-against-oil-extraction-2005-2007</ref>
* 2005: Greenpeace and Sea Shepards [[Nissui Anti-Whalehunting Campaign|force Japanese seafood]] company Nissui to sell stakes in Whale hunting ships.<ref>https://nvdatabase.swarthmore.edu/content/greenpeace-and-sea-shepherds-force-japanese-seafood-company-nissui-sell-stakes-whale-hunting</ref>
* 2006: Cayman Islanders [[Cayman Islands Dolphin Campaign|attempt to close dolphin parks]] and stop the import of dolphins to the country.<ref>https://nvdatabase.swarthmore.edu/content/cayman-islanders-protest-dolphinariums-2006-08</ref>
* 2006: The [[Oaxaca Revolution|Oaxaca]] and [[Zaachila|Zaachila Revolutions]] in Mexico are informed strongly by environmentalism.
* 2006: [[Phulbari Anti-Mine Movement]] (Bangladesh)
* 2006: [[Gyeyang Mountain Campaign]] (South Korea)
* 2007: Indigenous Algonquins try to [[Ontario Anti-Mine Movement (2007)|block uranium mining]] in Ontario, Canada.<ref>https://nvdatabase.swarthmore.edu/content/algonquins-campaign-against-uranium-mining-ontario-canada-2007-2008</ref>
* 2007: [[Xiamen Anti-Factory Campaign (2007)|Xiamen Anti-Factory Campaign]] (China)
* 2007: The [[Mabira Forest Campaign]] saves the Mabira Forest in Uganda.<ref>https://nvdatabase.swarthmore.edu/content/ugandans-save-mabira-forest-sugarcane-plantation-2007</ref>
* 2007: Environmentalists [[Kingsnorth Anti-Coal Movement|prevent construction]] of coal-fired power plant in Kingsnorth, UK.<ref>https://nvdatabase.swarthmore.edu/content/environmental-activists-prevent-construction-coal-fired-power-plant-kingsnorth-england-2007-</ref>
* 2008: Protests across Greece [[Greek Anti-Coal Campaign|stop the construction]] of five new coal-fired plants across the country.<ref>https://nvdatabase.swarthmore.edu/content/greek-campaign-stop-construction-coal-plants-2008-2010</ref>
* 2008: [[Peruvian Rainforest Defense (2008)|Peruvian Rainforest Defense]]
* 2008: Greenpeace forces Unilever to stop buying palm oil products from Indonesia.<ref>https://nvdatabase.swarthmore.edu/content/greenpeace-pressures-unilever-gains-moratorium-destructive-palm-oil-production-indonesia-200</ref>
* 2008: Professor G.D. Agarwal holds several hunger strikes to stop the construction of dams along the Ganges River in India.<ref>https://nvdatabase.swarthmore.edu/content/indian-environmental-scientist-holds-fast-unto-death-against-damming-ganges-river-india-2008</ref>
* 2008: Students in Chengdu, China begin a campaign to [[Chengdu Stroll|stop the construction]] of a petrochemical plant.<ref>https://nvdatabase.swarthmore.edu/content/chinese-middle-class-and-farmers-protest-petrochemical-plant-chengdu-chengdu-stroll-2008</ref>
* 2008: The [[Xingu River Campaign]] begins as indigenous Brazilians attempt to protect the Xingu River from damming.<ref>https://nvdatabase.swarthmore.edu/content/brazilian-indigenous-protest-construction-belo-monte-dam-xingu-river-brazilian-amazon-2008-2</ref>
* 2009: [[Unist'ot'en]] is founded by indigenous Americans in so called 'British Columbia, Canada' to protect forests from oil development.
* 2009: Canadian environmentalists [[Seal Protection Campaign (2009)|campaign against seal hunting]] and manage to block it in several countries.<ref>https://nvdatabase.swarthmore.edu/content/canadian-environmentalists-campaign-against-seal-hunting-2009</ref>
* 2009: Anishinaabe Kweag in Canada [[Alliston Aquifer Campaign|protect the Alliston Aquifer]] from a waste dump.
* 2009: Environmentalists in Guangzhou, China [[Guangzhou Incinerator Campaign (2009)|stop the construction]] of a polluting rubbish incinerator.<ref>https://nvdatabase.swarthmore.edu/content/guangzhou-residents-protest-incinerator-2009</ref>
* 2009: Greenpeace [[Indoesian Forest Campaign (Greenpeace)|protects Indonesian forests]] against Asia Pulp and Paper.<ref>https://nvdatabase.swarthmore.edu/content/greenpeace-protects-indonesian-forests-against-asia-pulp-and-paper-2009-2013</ref>
 
=== 2010s ===
* 2010: [[Ruin Academy]] founded (Taiwan)
* 2010: National Parks in New Zealand are [[New Zealand National Parks Campaign (2010)|protected from mining]].<ref>https://nvdatabase.swarthmore.edu/content/new-zealanders-prevent-opening-national-parks-mining-2010</ref>
* 2010: The [[Las Crucitas Anti-Mine Movement]] begins as citizens in Costa Rica work to stop the construction of a new a gold mine.<ref>https://nvdatabase.swarthmore.edu/content/costa-ricans-protest-open-pit-gold-mining-2010</ref>
* 2010: The [[Florida Keys Environmental Coalition]] in the USA acts to clean up and protect against oil spills.<ref>https://nvdatabase.swarthmore.edu/content/florida-keys-environmentalists-act-protect-against-bp-oil-spill-summer-2010</ref>
* 2010: The [[Casco Viejo Campaign]] in [[Panama]] sees citizens try to stop environmentally destructive developments.<ref>https://nvdatabase.swarthmore.edu/content/panamanian-protests-against-casco-viejo-development-projects-2010-2014</ref>
* 2010: Indian farmers and fishermen stop the construction of the [[Nagarjuna Anti-Coal Campaign|Nagarjuna]] coal plant in Sompeta, Andhra Pradesh.<ref>https://nvdatabase.swarthmore.edu/content/indian-farmers-and-fishermen-stop-coal-plant-sompeta-andhra-pradesh-2010-11</ref>
* 2010: Sri Lankan fishermen stop building of seaplane platform in [[Negombo Lagoon Campaign|Negombo Lagoon]].<ref>https://nvdatabase.swarthmore.edu/content/sri-lankan-fishermen-stop-building-seaplane-platform-negombo-lagoon-2010-2011</ref>
* 2010: Veterinarians in Sri Lanka [[Sri Lankan Veterinarian Strike (2010)|strike]] for better treatment of elephants.<ref>https://nvdatabase.swarthmore.edu/content/sri-lankan-veterinarians-strike-better-treatment-elephants-2010</ref>
* 2010: [[Khimki Forest Campaign]] (Russia)
* 2010: The [[Enbridge Anti-Oil Campaign]] begins in Canada.<ref>https://nvdatabase.swarthmore.edu/content/canadians-demonstrate-against-enbridge-northern-gateway-pipelines-project-2010-2014</ref>
* 2011: African fishermen and Greenpeace [[African Fishing Campaign|win better international fishing practices]].<ref>https://nvdatabase.swarthmore.edu/content/african-fishermen-and-greenpeace-win-better-international-fishing-practices-2011-2012</ref>
* 2011: The [[Cherán Revolution]] is partially inspired by efforts to protect local forests from deforestation.
* 2011: The [[Puna Anti-Mine Movement (2011)|Puna Anti-Mine Movement]] begins as citizens in Peru stop the construction of a new silver mine.<ref>https://nvdatabase.swarthmore.edu/content/peruvians-protest-silver-mining-project-may-june-2011</ref>
* 2011: [[Cajamarca Anti-Mine Movement]] (Peru)
* 2011: [[ Dalian Anti-Factory Campaign (2011) |Dalian Anti-Factory Campaign]] (China)
* 2011: [[Haining Anti-Pollution Campaign (2011)|Haining Anti-Pollution Campaign]] (China)
* 2011: [[Battle for Isiboro Park]] (Bolivia)
* 2012: University students and staff get Vanderbilt University [[Vanderbilt Disinvestment Campaign|to stop investing]] in third world land-grabbing.<ref>https://nvdatabase.swarthmore.edu/content/vanderbilt-students-win-divestment-emvest-united-states-2012-2013</ref>
* 2012: Greenpeace stops [[Shell Oil]] drilling in the Arctic Ocean around Russia.<ref>https://nvdatabase.swarthmore.edu/content/greenpeace-stops-shell-oil-drilling-arctic-ocean-2012</ref>
* 2012: Polish beekeepers [[Polish Anti-GMO Campaign|get the government]] to ban genetically modified corn, leading to bans in other EU countries.<ref>https://nvdatabase.swarthmore.edu/content/polish-beekeepers-achieve-ban-monsanto-genetically-modified-corn-2012</ref>
* 2012: [[Shifang Anti-Factory Campaign (2012)|Shifang Anti-Factory Campaign]] (China)
* 2012: [[Rojava Revolution]] (Rojava)
* 2012: [[Prirazlomnaya Oil Rig Occupation]] (Russia)
* 2012: Sea Shepards protect Antarctic whales from Japanese whalers.<ref>https://nvdatabase.swarthmore.edu/content/international-environmental-group-sea-shepherds-defends-whales-antarctic-ocean-2012-2013</ref>
* 2012: [[Ningbo Anti-Refinery Campaign (2012)|Ningbo Anti-Refinery Campaign]]
* 2013: University students and staff get the University of Hawaii [[Fossil Fuel Disinvestment Movement|to stop investing]] in fossil fuels.<ref>https://nvdatabase.swarthmore.edu/content/university-hawaii-students-faculty-and-staff-successfully-campaign-fossil-fuel-divestment-20</ref>
* 2013: [[Gezi Park Uprising]] (Turkey)
* 2013: The [[Sarasota Bay Campaign]] protects Sarasota Bay from destruction by a hotel company in Manatee County, Florida, USA.<ref>https://nvdatabase.swarthmore.edu/content/citizens-stop-development-companies-destruction-bay-habitat-manatee-county-florida-2013</ref>
* 2013: The [[Mi'kmaq Uprising (2013)|Mi'kmaq Uprising]] protects traditional land from oil drilling.<ref>https://nvdatabase.swarthmore.edu/content/mi-kmaq-indigenous-campaign-prevents-hydraulic-fracturing-elsipogtog-new-brunswick-2013</ref>
* 2013: University students and staff get the University of Glasgow [[Fossil Fuel Disinvestment Movement|to stop investing]] in fossil fuels.<ref>https://nvdatabase.swarthmore.edu/content/students-press-university-glasgow-divest-fossil-fuels-2013-2014</ref>
* 2013: The [[Barton Moss Community Protection Camp]] is built to stop fracking in the UK.<ref>https://nvdatabase.swarthmore.edu/content/uk-community-stages-protest-camp-build-opposition-fracking-2013-14</ref>
* 2014: Environmentalists in Pungesti, Romania [[Pungesti Anti-Fracking Campaign|block the construction]] of fracking sites near the town.<ref>https://nvdatabase.swarthmore.edu/content/romanian-citizens-pungesti-backed-greenpeace-force-chevron-stop-fracking-operations-2014</ref>
* 2015: University students and staff get the University of London [[Fossil Fuel Disinvestment Movement|to stop investing]] in fossil fuels.<ref>https://nvdatabase.swarthmore.edu/content/fossil-free-soas-wins-fossil-fuel-divestment-2015</ref>
* 2015: University students and staff get the Trinity College [[Fossil Fuel Disinvestment Movement|to stop investing]] in fossil fuels.<ref>https://nvdatabase.swarthmore.edu/content/trinity-college-wins-divestment-fossil-fuels</ref>
* 2016: The '[[Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria#Environmentalism|Make Rojava Green Again]]' campaign begins to protect and restore the environment in [[Rojava]].
 
== References ==
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Latest revision as of 17:44, 3 April 2024

A timeline of major actions in the environmental movement.

Pre-1900s

  • 30th Century BCE: The Indus River Valley Civilization begins recognising the effects of pollution on human health and practiced waste management and sanitation.[1]
  • 6th Century BCE: The Athenian Polis votes to protect nearby hills and mountains around Athens from deforestation and overgrazing as possibly the first acts of environmental protection in history.
  • 1306: Coal burning is banned in England to prevent air pollution.[2]
  • 1730: Bishnoi Forest Campaign (India)

1900s

1970s

1980s

1990s

2000s

2010s

References

  1. ↑ https://www.greenpeace.org/international/story/11658/a-brief-history-of-environmentalism/
  2. ↑ http://scribol.com/art-and-design/green-design/environmentalism-in-1306/725/
  3. ↑ https://nvdatabase.swarthmore.edu/content/winnipeg-women-stop-removal-wolseley-elm-1957
  4. ↑ https://nvdatabase.swarthmore.edu/content/greenpeace-campaigns-against-whaling-1975-1982
  5. ↑ https://nvdatabase.swarthmore.edu/content/emelle-residents-protest-chemical-waste-management-hazardous-waste-landfill-1978-1995
  6. ↑ https://nvdatabase.swarthmore.edu/content/indian-villagers-hug-trees-appiko-stop-deforestation-karnataka-1983-1990
  7. ↑ https://nvdatabase.swarthmore.edu/content/environmentalist-groups-prevent-construction-danube-river-dam-hungary-1984-1989
  8. ↑ https://nvdatabase.swarthmore.edu/content/narmada-bachao-andolan-nba-forces-end-world-bank-funding-sardar-sarovar-dam-india-1985-1993
  9. ↑ https://nvdatabase.swarthmore.edu/content/greenpeace-pushes-global-ban-cfcs-1986-1995
  10. ↑ https://nvdatabase.swarthmore.edu/content/bukidnon-residents-protest-logging-activity-philippines-1987-1989
  11. ↑ https://nvdatabase.swarthmore.edu/content/estonians-stop-toxic-phosphorite-mining-1987-88
  12. ↑ https://nvdatabase.swarthmore.edu/content/australian-rainforest-action-groups-boycott-malaysian-rainforest-timber-1988-1994
  13. ↑ https://nvdatabase.swarthmore.edu/content/ecuadorian-indigenous-peoples-resist-oil-drilling-amazon-1989-1994
  14. ↑ https://nvdatabase.swarthmore.edu/content/black-residents-diamond-win-fight-shell-chemical-relocation-1989-2002
  15. ↑ https://nvdatabase.swarthmore.edu/content/ogoni-people-struggle-shell-oil-nigeria-1990-1995
  16. ↑ https://nvdatabase.swarthmore.edu/content/thai-villagers-protest-pak-mun-dam-1991-2001
  17. ↑ https://nvdatabase.swarthmore.edu/content/indigenous-allies-ontario-defend-lubicon-cree-land-against-logging-canada-1991-98
  18. ↑ 18.0 18.1 https://nvdatabase.swarthmore.edu/content/environmentalists-defend-old-forest-clayoquot-sound-bc-canada-1993
  19. ↑ https://nvdatabase.swarthmore.edu/content/greenpeace-and-others-pressure-international-buyers-protect-great-bear-rainforest-canada-199
  20. ↑ https://nvdatabase.swarthmore.edu/content/brightlingsea-residents-end-exportation-live-animals-through-their-town-battle-brightlingsea
  21. ↑ https://nvdatabase.swarthmore.edu/content/nuxalk-people-obstruct-logging-itsa-old-growth-forest-1995-1998
  22. ↑ https://nvdatabase.swarthmore.edu/content/uwa-people-block-occidental-petroleum-colombia-1995-2001
  23. ↑ https://nvdatabase.swarthmore.edu/content/sarayaku-people-successfully-defend-their-land-against-oil-extraction-ecuador-1996-2012
  24. ↑ https://nvdatabase.swarthmore.edu/content/green-belt-movement-defends-karura-forest-nairobi-kenya-1998-1999
  25. ↑ https://nvdatabase.swarthmore.edu/content/rainforest-action-network-gets-home-depot-stop-buying-old-growth-wood-usa-1998-1999
  26. ↑ https://nvdatabase.swarthmore.edu/content/icelanders-protest-karahnjukar-hydropower-project-2000-2006
  27. ↑ https://nvdatabase.swarthmore.edu/content/greenpeace-pressures-coca-cola-phase-out-hfc-refrigeration-olympic-games-australia-2000-2004
  28. ↑ https://nvdatabase.swarthmore.edu/content/indians-force-coca-cola-bottling-facility-plachimada-shut-down-2001-2006
  29. ↑ https://nvdatabase.swarthmore.edu/content/romanian-environmentalists-protest-plan-mine-gold-using-cyanide-rosia-montana-heritage-area-
  30. ↑ https://nvdatabase.swarthmore.edu/content/indigenous-youths-and-mothers-force-abitibi-consolidated-and-weyerhaeuser-stop-logging-grass
  31. ↑ https://nvdatabase.swarthmore.edu/content/english-residents-and-environmentalists-prevent-heathrow-airport-expansion-2002-2010
  32. ↑ https://nvdatabase.swarthmore.edu/content/british-columbia-locals-save-ancient-forest-remnant-destruction-canada-2004-2006
  33. ↑ https://nvdatabase.swarthmore.edu/content/bulgarian-residents-blockade-landfill-suhodol-neighborhood-sofia-2005
  34. ↑ https://nvdatabase.swarthmore.edu/content/argentines-protest-uruguayan-paper-mills-2005-2008
  35. ↑ https://nvdatabase.swarthmore.edu/content/indigenous-peoples-sakhalin-russia-campaign-against-oil-extraction-2005-2007
  36. ↑ https://nvdatabase.swarthmore.edu/content/greenpeace-and-sea-shepherds-force-japanese-seafood-company-nissui-sell-stakes-whale-hunting
  37. ↑ https://nvdatabase.swarthmore.edu/content/cayman-islanders-protest-dolphinariums-2006-08
  38. ↑ https://nvdatabase.swarthmore.edu/content/algonquins-campaign-against-uranium-mining-ontario-canada-2007-2008
  39. ↑ https://nvdatabase.swarthmore.edu/content/ugandans-save-mabira-forest-sugarcane-plantation-2007
  40. ↑ https://nvdatabase.swarthmore.edu/content/environmental-activists-prevent-construction-coal-fired-power-plant-kingsnorth-england-2007-
  41. ↑ https://nvdatabase.swarthmore.edu/content/greek-campaign-stop-construction-coal-plants-2008-2010
  42. ↑ https://nvdatabase.swarthmore.edu/content/greenpeace-pressures-unilever-gains-moratorium-destructive-palm-oil-production-indonesia-200
  43. ↑ https://nvdatabase.swarthmore.edu/content/indian-environmental-scientist-holds-fast-unto-death-against-damming-ganges-river-india-2008
  44. ↑ https://nvdatabase.swarthmore.edu/content/chinese-middle-class-and-farmers-protest-petrochemical-plant-chengdu-chengdu-stroll-2008
  45. ↑ https://nvdatabase.swarthmore.edu/content/brazilian-indigenous-protest-construction-belo-monte-dam-xingu-river-brazilian-amazon-2008-2
  46. ↑ https://nvdatabase.swarthmore.edu/content/canadian-environmentalists-campaign-against-seal-hunting-2009
  47. ↑ https://nvdatabase.swarthmore.edu/content/guangzhou-residents-protest-incinerator-2009
  48. ↑ https://nvdatabase.swarthmore.edu/content/greenpeace-protects-indonesian-forests-against-asia-pulp-and-paper-2009-2013
  49. ↑ https://nvdatabase.swarthmore.edu/content/new-zealanders-prevent-opening-national-parks-mining-2010
  50. ↑ https://nvdatabase.swarthmore.edu/content/costa-ricans-protest-open-pit-gold-mining-2010
  51. ↑ https://nvdatabase.swarthmore.edu/content/florida-keys-environmentalists-act-protect-against-bp-oil-spill-summer-2010
  52. ↑ https://nvdatabase.swarthmore.edu/content/panamanian-protests-against-casco-viejo-development-projects-2010-2014
  53. ↑ https://nvdatabase.swarthmore.edu/content/indian-farmers-and-fishermen-stop-coal-plant-sompeta-andhra-pradesh-2010-11
  54. ↑ https://nvdatabase.swarthmore.edu/content/sri-lankan-fishermen-stop-building-seaplane-platform-negombo-lagoon-2010-2011
  55. ↑ https://nvdatabase.swarthmore.edu/content/sri-lankan-veterinarians-strike-better-treatment-elephants-2010
  56. ↑ https://nvdatabase.swarthmore.edu/content/canadians-demonstrate-against-enbridge-northern-gateway-pipelines-project-2010-2014
  57. ↑ https://nvdatabase.swarthmore.edu/content/african-fishermen-and-greenpeace-win-better-international-fishing-practices-2011-2012
  58. ↑ https://nvdatabase.swarthmore.edu/content/peruvians-protest-silver-mining-project-may-june-2011
  59. ↑ https://nvdatabase.swarthmore.edu/content/vanderbilt-students-win-divestment-emvest-united-states-2012-2013
  60. ↑ https://nvdatabase.swarthmore.edu/content/greenpeace-stops-shell-oil-drilling-arctic-ocean-2012
  61. ↑ https://nvdatabase.swarthmore.edu/content/polish-beekeepers-achieve-ban-monsanto-genetically-modified-corn-2012
  62. ↑ https://nvdatabase.swarthmore.edu/content/international-environmental-group-sea-shepherds-defends-whales-antarctic-ocean-2012-2013
  63. ↑ https://nvdatabase.swarthmore.edu/content/university-hawaii-students-faculty-and-staff-successfully-campaign-fossil-fuel-divestment-20
  64. ↑ https://nvdatabase.swarthmore.edu/content/citizens-stop-development-companies-destruction-bay-habitat-manatee-county-florida-2013
  65. ↑ https://nvdatabase.swarthmore.edu/content/mi-kmaq-indigenous-campaign-prevents-hydraulic-fracturing-elsipogtog-new-brunswick-2013
  66. ↑ https://nvdatabase.swarthmore.edu/content/students-press-university-glasgow-divest-fossil-fuels-2013-2014
  67. ↑ https://nvdatabase.swarthmore.edu/content/uk-community-stages-protest-camp-build-opposition-fracking-2013-14
  68. ↑ https://nvdatabase.swarthmore.edu/content/romanian-citizens-pungesti-backed-greenpeace-force-chevron-stop-fracking-operations-2014
  69. ↑ https://nvdatabase.swarthmore.edu/content/fossil-free-soas-wins-fossil-fuel-divestment-2015
  70. ↑ https://nvdatabase.swarthmore.edu/content/trinity-college-wins-divestment-fossil-fuels
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