Land rights and the fight for enviromental justice in Palestine
Earth Matters - A podcast by Megan Williams, Bec Horridge, Nicky Stott, Eiddwen Jeffery, Judith Peppard & Jacob Gamble. - Sundays
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Land rights and fight for environmental justice for PalestineProfessor Mazin Qumsiyeh is a scientist, author, activist and academic at Bethlehem University and Director of the Palestine Institute for Biodiversity and Sustainability. He's in Australia on a speaking tour on land rights and environmental justice in Palestine. Mazin tells us about the work of protecting biodiversity in the context of ongoing colonisation and conflict, the importance of hope in the midst of struggle and the devastating impact of Israel's attacks on Gaza over the past six months on the people and the environment. Earth Matters #1452, Produced by Judith Peppard Music: Anouar Brahem For No Apparent Reason and Al Birwa, from the album The Astounding Eyes of Rita dedicated to the memory of the great Palestinian poet Mahmoud Darwish--------------------
