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T1 A Preview from the “Earth Defenders” Graphic Novella - La Cadena de Colombia
A1 United Nations Environment Programme, 
A1 CUNY Center for Urban Environmental Reform, 
A2 Velasco, Charlie La Greca
A2 Bratspies, Rebecca
K1 human rights
K1 environmental justice
K1 nature conservation
K1 rights of nature
K1 environmental protection
YR 2024
FD 2024-11
LK https://wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.500.11822/46615
UL https://wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.500.11822/46615
NO This graphic novella excerpt presents a narrative set in Buenaventura, Colombia, depicting the experiences of Afro-Colombian communities whose territories were promised protection under the national constitution and the law granting recognition of their territorial and cultural rights. Through illustrated scenes, the story contrasts traditional community life with later urban fires, forced displacement, and the rapid expansion of a major shipping port linked to global trade. Residents describe demolitions of informal housing, environmental contamination, violence, and intimidation affecting families who oppose these developments. Community members organise meetings to discuss land rights, displacement, and the need for investigation and collective action, while women leaders emphasise resistance, ancestral strength, and the defence of land, culture, and community survival.
NO https://www.unep.org/resources/publication/earth-defenders-graphic-novella
DS UN Environment Document Repository
RD Sep 17, 2026