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== 1900s == | == 1900s == | ||
* 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. | |||
* 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. | * 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. | ||
* 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. | * 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. | ||
* 1980: [[Earth First!]] is founded to stop environmental destructions 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. | |||
* 1995: The [[Cascadia Free State]] is built to protect forests in Washington, USA | |||
* 1995: The [[Global Ecovillage Network]] is founded following a conference in Scotland. | |||
== 2000s == | |||
* 2001: [[Can Masdeu]] is founded as a squat in Barcelona, Spain to raise awareness around climate change. | |||
* 2009: [[Unist'ot'en]] is founded by indigenous Americans in so called 'British Columbia, Canada' to protect forests from oil development. | |||
=== 2010s === | |||
* 2011: The [[Cherán Revolution]] is partially inspired by efforts to protect local forests from deforestation. | |||
* 2013: The [[Gezi Park Uprising]] attempts to protect city parks and rural forests in Turkey from development. | |||
* 2016: The '[[Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria#Environmentalism|Make Rojava Green Again]]' campaign begins to protect and restore the environment in Rojava. | |||
[[Category:Timelines]] | [[Category:Timelines]] | ||
[[Category:Environmentalism]] | [[Category:Environmentalism]] | ||
[[Category:Libertarian Socialist Wiki]] | [[Category:Libertarian Socialist Wiki]] | ||
Revision as of 05:46, 29 May 2019
A timeline of major actions in the environmental movement.
Pre-1900s
- 6th Century BCE: The Athenian Polis votes to protect nearby hills and mountains around Athens from deforestation and overgrazing.
1900s
- 1936: The CNT oversees green projects in Revolutionary Spain, including the construction of greenhouses, reforestation, permaculture and the shutting down of polluting metal factories.
- 1971: The four-year long Green Ban movement begins across Australia, where construction workers refuse to work on projects harmful to the environment or local communities.
- 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.
- 1980: Earth First! is founded to stop environmental destructions 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.
- 1995: The Cascadia Free State is built to protect forests in Washington, USA
- 1995: The Global Ecovillage Network is founded following a conference in Scotland.
2000s
- 2001: Can Masdeu is founded as a squat in Barcelona, Spain to raise awareness around climate change.
- 2009: Unist'ot'en is founded by indigenous Americans in so called 'British Columbia, Canada' to protect forests from oil development.
2010s
- 2011: The Cherán Revolution is partially inspired by efforts to protect local forests from deforestation.
- 2013: The Gezi Park Uprising attempts to protect city parks and rural forests in Turkey from development.
- 2016: The 'Make Rojava Green Again' campaign begins to protect and restore the environment in Rojava.