Tag: women
Not victims, but fighters: A global overview on women’s leadership in anti-mining struggles
Authors: Francisco Venes (University of Coimbra), Stefania Barca (University of Santiago de Compostela), Grettel Navas (University of Chile). Available now in the Journal of Political Ecology. Abstract While it is known that women have a strong presence in struggles …
New: “Gendered violence martyring Filipina environmental defenders”
New research by DalenaTran, from Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Institut de Ciència i Tecnologia Ambientals (ICTA-UAB), Spain. Read it now in the journal of The Extractive Industries and Society at Science …
‘If there’s no evidence, there’s no victim’: undone science and political organisation in marginalising women as victims of DBCP in Nicaragua
By Grettel Navas ABSTRACT Victims of pesticides are often disregarded when demanding reparations and political action because of the ‘undone science.’ Studies have examined how people organise to rectify the ‘undone science’, …
New article: A comparative study of women environmental defenders’ antiviolent success strategies
by Dalena Tran from Institut de Ciència i Tecnologia Ambientals (ICTA-UAB), Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (Barcelona, Spain). Abstract This research advances knowledge on the understudied topics of violence against women and their …
The women who keep the gold in the ground
By V’cenza Cirefice and EnvJustice.Mining last took place in Mathiatis – in the Troodos mountain range in Cyprus – during the military occupation by the British. But now mining is …
To end ecocide we must end femicide
By Camila Rolando Mazzuca & Brototi Roy. March 8 is World Women Day, but 3 March is another good moment to reflect on the role of women in society. On …
VIDEOs made by partners in EJOLT
Our 23 EJOLT partners produce a variety of video’s. We collect them in our vimeo account. Here are a few of them: This is a 12 minute video on unequal paper …
The project ENVJUSTICE has received funding from the European Research Council (ERC) under the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme (grant agreement No. 695446)