A report by the World Resources Institute last year identified securing the land rights of indigenous people and other local communities in the Amazon region as a low-cost way to counter global deforestation and climate change
Awesome idea!
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- Oct 2020
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creating indigenous protected areas were a way for Canada to meet its goal of conserving 17 per cent of its land by 2020
Sometimes it's the small things that make a difference. Canada has the right idea with trying to conserve land piece by piece. It's a attainable goal and helps them build up a lot of conserved land.
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They defend their lands against illegal encroachments and destructive exploitation, from mega-dams across their rivers to logging and mining in their forests
the original environmental activists!
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Their traditions and belief systems often mean that they regard nature with deep respect, and they have a strong sense of place and belonging
The indigenous people care and respect the Earth. That kind of dedication and intention in regards to the place that we live is something everyone can learn from.
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- Sep 2020
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A kind of fatalism about being trapped within these polluted precincts prevailed.
People just kind of accepted these conditions.
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In legislative hearings they have been called envi-ronmental high- impact areas, but this technical locution did not last and is almost never heard today.
An effort has been made to draw attention to this issue, but the argument has not gained much footing.
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In the following pages, I make the case that the “sacrifi ce zones” designation should be expanded to include a broader array of fenceline communities or hot spots of chemi-cal pollution where residents live immediately adjacent to heavily pol-luting industries or military bases.
This is where the author stakes their claim and lays out the purpose of their writing
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irradiated landscapes unfi t for human habita-tion
and yet people still inhabit these areas
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low- income “sacrifi ce zones”
the usage of the word sacrifice has a negative connotation
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do not see themselves, at least initially, as environmentalists.
the effects of the pollution were so bad that these people, who are not activists, were moved to protest
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whole neighborhood that was engulfed in a cloud of smoke and lighter fl uid fumes
not only is this detrimental to the environment, but also the people who live there could contract all kinds of health issues
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plume of smoke ris-ing from the Royal Oak charcoal factory’s chimne
air pollution!!
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lives next door to a charcoal plant
this is probably the reason her house smells like gas
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this stretch of nearly barren coastline: a slate wiped clean, or nearly clean
The storm wiped the land "clean" but the recovery efforts are worse for the environment.
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the devastation of the storm will not surpass the devastation brought on by the recovery
Their recovery efforts are more detrimental to the people and the environment than the actual storm was.
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some as-pects of the former heritage of the coast are bulldozed and paved over, obscured beneath the concrete slabs of casinos and condominiums.
The heritage and natural aspects of the place are being destroyed by construction. Which is bad for the environment.
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Some houses around Tammy’s have been repaired, but many have not
A lot of homes were unable to be repair or have anything done to them because the people in them couldn't afford any repairs
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after having lived more than a year in a fema trailer on the property while her home was being repaired.
It took over a year for the damage to be repaired
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I wonder where they are and think of my brother’s description of social life now on the coast.
She uses visual imagery to describe the state of the place and then connects it to individual lives as well as personal experience to give the scene a more intimate perspective.
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The devastation reminds me of our fleeting imprint on the landscape, the impermanence of our man-made world, the way nature responds to our folly— our own culpabil-ity writ large in the damage wrought by Katrina
This is a very eloquent and poetic line... I think that Trethewey was trying to remind the audience of our own mortality and how easily our lives are affected by nature.
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bearing the weight of remembrance.
There are constant reminders of what was lost.
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high-end jewelry and clothing stores, the crowds of people bustling with excitement, the countless opportunities for consumption
It's unfair that people are living a luxurious lifestyle like this in the same area as people who's lives were destroyed and they can't even afford home insurance
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many poor residents can’t afford homeowner’s insurance and thus are ineligible for some aid programs
Even though the government claims it's programs are non-discriminatory, poor homeowners and renters are not getting the governmental aid they need/were promised.
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It’s been two years, and we are still suffering
The government was supposed to give assistance to this area for hurricane relief but they never received any of the money.
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