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* 1980: [[Earth First!]] is founded to stop environmental destruction across the world via direct action.
* 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.
* 1988: Environmentalists [[Coast Road Blockade (1988)|successfully block the destruction]] of the Daintree Rainforest in Queensland, [[Australia]].
* 1992: The [[Earth Liberation Front]] is founded in Brighton, England to use direct action and guerilla warfare to defend natural ecosystems.
* 1992: The [[Earth Liberation Front]] is founded in Brighton, England to use direct action and guerilla warfare to defend natural ecosystems.
* 1994: The [[Zapatista Revolution]] and resulting [[Chiapas Conflict]] have strong elements of environmentalism among indigenous participants, notably the [[Zapatista Army of National Liberation|EZLN]].
* 1994: The [[Zapatista Revolution]] and resulting [[Chiapas Conflict]] have strong elements of environmentalism among indigenous participants, notably the [[Zapatista Army of National Liberation|EZLN]].
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== 2000s ==
== 2000s ==
* 2001: [[Can Masdeu]] is founded as a squat in Barcelona, Spain to raise awareness around climate change.
* 2001: [[Can Masdeu]] is founded as a squat in Barcelona, Spain to raise awareness around climate change.
* 2002: The [[Esqul Anti-Mine Movement]] begins as citizens in [[Argentina]] stop the construction of a new gold mine.<ref>https://nvdatabase.swarthmore.edu/content/esquel-community-opposes-gold-mining-argentina-2002-2006</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>
* 2008: Indigenous Peruvians [[Peruvian Rainforest Defense (2008)|strike to protect]] the rainforests.
* 2009: [[Unist'ot'en]] is founded by indigenous Americans in so called 'British Columbia, Canada' to protect forests from oil development.
* 2009: [[Unist'ot'en]] is founded by indigenous Americans in so called 'British Columbia, Canada' to protect forests from oil development.


=== 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.
* 2011: The 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: The [[Cajamarca Anti-Mine Movement]] begins as citizens in Peru work to stop the construction of a new gold mine.<ref>https://nvdatabase.swarthmore.edu/content/peruvians-cajamarca-stop-building-giant-gold-mine-2011-2012</ref>
* 2011: Isiboro Secure Park [[Battle for Isiboro Park|is defended]] from destruction by armed indigenous militants in La Paz, Bolivia.<ref>https://nvdatabase.swarthmore.edu/content/indigenous-bolivians-challenge-road-through-isiboro-secure-park-2011</ref>
* 2012: The [[Rojava Revolution]] is deeply influenced by environmentalism.
* 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 destruction.
* 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.
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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.
  • 1988: Environmentalists successfully block the destruction of the Daintree Rainforest in Queensland, Australia.
  • 1992: The Earth Liberation Front is founded in Brighton, England to use direct action and guerilla warfare to defend natural ecosystems.
  • 1994: The Zapatista Revolution and resulting Chiapas Conflict have strong elements of environmentalism among indigenous participants, notably the EZLN.
  • 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

2010s

  • 2011: The Cherán Revolution is partially inspired by efforts to protect local forests from deforestation.
  • 2011: The Puna Anti-Mine Movement begins as citizens in Peru stop the construction of a new silver mine.[3]
  • 2011: The Cajamarca Anti-Mine Movement begins as citizens in Peru work to stop the construction of a new gold mine.[4]
  • 2011: Isiboro Secure Park is defended from destruction by armed indigenous militants in La Paz, Bolivia.[5]
  • 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 destruction.
  • 2016: The 'Make Rojava Green Again' campaign begins to protect and restore the environment in Rojava.

References

  1. ↑ https://nvdatabase.swarthmore.edu/content/esquel-community-opposes-gold-mining-argentina-2002-2006
  2. ↑ https://nvdatabase.swarthmore.edu/content/argentines-protest-uruguayan-paper-mills-2005-2008
  3. ↑ https://nvdatabase.swarthmore.edu/content/peruvians-protest-silver-mining-project-may-june-2011
  4. ↑ https://nvdatabase.swarthmore.edu/content/peruvians-cajamarca-stop-building-giant-gold-mine-2011-2012
  5. ↑ https://nvdatabase.swarthmore.edu/content/indigenous-bolivians-challenge-road-through-isiboro-secure-park-2011
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