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With so much academic attention accorded to the features of globalization, it is often uncritically accepted that environmental campaigns are also becoming more global. While there is no doubt that the national agendas of mainstream environmentalism are challenged by the perception that ecological issues are simultaneously local and transnational, the extent of this transnational greening tends to be exaggerated. Southern and Northern movements pursue vastly different campaigns and use different ideologies to justify their actions and strategies. This article reviews environmental campaigns in two countries, Australia and the Philippines, against the Western Mining Corporation. Both campaigns were directed at one particular mine in each country: in Australia, an underground copper and uranium mine at Roxby Downs in the state of South Australia; in the Philippines, an open-pit copper mine at Tampakan in the southern island of Mindanao. Although Southern and Northern green movements share elements of environmental discourse and identity, a close examination of these protest campaigns highlights the fundamental differences between Southern and Northern movements

With so much academic attention accorded to the features of globalization, it is often uncritically accepted that environmental campaigns are also becoming more global. While there is no doubt that the national agendas of mainstream environmentalism are challenged by the perception that ecological issues are simultaneously local & transnational, the extent of this transnational greening tends to be exaggerated. Southern & Northern movements pursue vastly different campaigns & use different ideologies to justify their actions & strategies. This article reviews environmental campaigns in two countries, Australia & the Philippines, against the Western Mining Corp. Both campaigns were directed at one particular mine in each country: in Australia, an underground copper & uranium mine at Roxby Downs in the state of South Australia, in the Philippines, an open-pit copper mine at Tampakan in the southern island of Mindanao. Although Southern & Northern green movements share elements of environmental discourse & identity, a close examination of these protest campaigns highlights the fundamental differences between Southern & Northern movements. 22 References. Adapted from the source document.

This book explores the 'Indo-Pacific' as an ambiguous and hotly contested regional security construction. It critically examines the major drivers behind the revival of classical geopolitical concepts and their deployment through different national lenses.