Sunday 11 March 2012

Environmental Justice, and wow, I've suddenly had 44 page views!

Environmental Injustice- Environmental injustice is a major problem with native and poor populations worldwide.  Particularly in Latin and South America, there have been many times that tribal lands have been taken in the name of development, for farming, dam building, or industry.  Where this becomes injustice is when government bodies have claimed land that is traditionally owned by tribal groups, ignored their opinions, and sold the land for their purposes.

In Africa there have been numerous cases of "land grab".  Most recently in Ethiopia, the government sold large portions of tribal lands to Chinese companies wanting to develop.  Because groups of people's voices and claims are not being heard, this is a form of injustice.

Wow, 44 views since yesterday.  I just wish I had a breakdown of how many girls vs. how many boys looked at the instructions.  Have a good day; I think I'll be back tomorrow.