These environmental movements have impacted the world greatly! Check the list here

Environmental movements have always impacted the world in a positive way. In the capitalist race, humans have forgotten the way the planet should be respected. However, in every generation, there have been awakened humans and activists that have done their due to save the planet through environmental movements. Such movements have raised awareness, shaped policies, and awakened communities to take informed action to safeguard the planet.

Take a look at some of the most important environmental movements of the world.

Fridays for Future

Greta Thunberg, a Swedish climate activist initiated the movement of Fridays for Future in the year 2018. The movement mobilized about millions of people in about 150 nations to take steps for climate protection. 

The movement has been all about weekly school strikes. In strikes like these, students leave their classes and protest inaction.

Greenpeace

This environmental organization was founded in the year 1971. The organization has been responsible for  advocacy work and campaigns on a wide array of issues, like ocean conservation, climate change, and deforestation.

350.org

This organization is actually named after the safe level of CO2 in the atmosphere in the world. The organization was founded by Bill McKibben, an environmentalist and author. The organization focusses on public education, direct action campaigns, and grassroot organizing.

Extinction Rebellion

The XR or the Extinction Rebellion came forward in the year 2018. The rebellion boldly called for immediate action on ecological collapse and climate change. The XR was founded in the United Kingdom.  It employs civil disobedience as a method to disrupt businesses as usual and insist the government to cater to the environmental issues of the world. The important demands of the movement centered around declining the carbon emissions to net-zero by the year 2025 and setting up citizens' assemblies in order to check climate policy. The protest by XR have managed to garner international attention and paved the way for similar movements across the globe.