Challenging the Ecocide of Colonization

Destruction of the environment (ecocide) always accompanies colonization and significant literature (usually retrospective) exists to describe such damage. What receives much less attention is how the indigenous people respond to such damage. Here we describe ways in which Palestinians have responded to the ecocide that afflicted our region over the past few decades. We highlight some case studies and explain why such forms of resistance are crucial components of the totality of popular resistance. We also conclude that decolonization requires this resistance both in challenging systems of environmental injustice but also to build sustainability options on the ground (a resilient eco-friendly economy)

Colonization · Decolonization · Indigenous · Injustice · Palestine · Ecocriticism and Environmental Literature · Transboundary Water Resource Management · Wildlife Conservation and Criminology Analyses