World Environment Day from a feminist perspective
June 5th is World Environment Day, an occasion on which to join our efforts to the increasing global demand for strong and explicit measures to curb environmental catastrophe and the deterioration of the different ecosystems that sustain life, livelihoods and cultures. This demand is crucial because our planet is experiencing an environmental crisis, exacerbated by the pressure of the current capitalist economic model, deeply rooted in colonial and patriarchal mindset- with unprecedented consequences on our environment, as the generalized pollution …