In this episode, Ulises Moreno Tabarez, interdisciplinary geographer and Postdoctoral Associate in the Department of Geography and Environment at the LSE talks about his experience living in the Costa Chica region (Mexico). He also discusses the historical links between land reform and peasant resistance in the region.
In particular, his work looks at the impact of state and colonial land use and planning (through plantations, and now mining) on local populations, highlighting the importance of considering the racialised element of climate change.
Finally, he tells us about the initiative Environmental Racism is Garbage, an interactive virtual research-creation and art symposium looking at waste as a symptom of environmental racism.