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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. | * 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. | ||
== 1900s == | == 1900s == | ||
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* 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 | * 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. | * 1982: The [[Itoiz Ecovillages]] are founded in rural Spain, to show the world what a sustainable society might look like. | ||
* 1992: The [[Earth Liberation Front]] is founded in Brighton, England to use direct action and guerilla warfare to defend natural ecosystems. | |||
* 1995: The [[Cascadia Free State]] is built to protect forests in Washington, USA | * 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. | * 1995: The [[Global Ecovillage Network]] is founded following a conference in Scotland. | ||
* 1998: The [[Minnehaha Free State]] is built to protect forests and indigenous land from highway construction. | |||
== 2000s == | == 2000s == | ||
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=== 2010s === | === 2010s === | ||
* 2011: The [[Cherán Revolution]] is partially inspired by efforts to protect local forests from deforestation. | * 2011: The [[Cherán Revolution]] is partially inspired by efforts to protect local forests from deforestation. | ||
* 2012: The [[Rojava Revolution]] is deeply influenced by environmentalism. | |||
* 2013: The [[Gezi Park Uprising]] attempts to protect city parks and rural forests in Turkey from development. | * 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. | * 2016: The '[[Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria#Environmentalism|Make Rojava Green Again]]' campaign begins to protect and restore the environment in Rojava. | ||
Revision as of 08:46, 31 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 as possibly the first acts of environmental protection in history.
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 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.
- 1992: The Earth Liberation Front is founded in Brighton, England to use direct action and guerilla warfare to defend natural ecosystems.
- 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.
- 1998: The Minnehaha Free State is built to protect forests and indigenous land from highway construction.
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.
- 2012: The Rojava Revolution is deeply influenced by environmentalism.
- 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.