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would not have originally been interested in ecological causes. The common denominator of its activities and associates is the defence of the environment within the ranks of social ecology. Their actions focus on condemnation of what they regard as actions opposed to the interests of the environment, in turning to legal actions in favour of the environment and in awareness campaigns. They also participate in the elaboration of viable alternatives in the diverse areas where they work.
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The organization is conformed by different groups, which in their turn contain members from varied political origins. Ecologistas en Acción is not linked to any political movement or party. However, its internal working based on direct democracy has attracted sectors from the general population which
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Acción is active, the federations at the level of autonomous communities are subdivided into provincial federations. Each federation is formed by local groups. These groups, independently of the number of associates or activists, have a vote in the yearly federal assembly of Ecologistas en Acción.
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The confederation is structured in territorial lines, with a federation organised based on the autonomous communities of Spain. Yet, not all of the autonomous communities are represented in the confederation. Also, in those communities formed by multiple provinces of Spain and where Ecologistas en
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Ecologistas en Acción was established in 1998 as a coalition of groups of socio-ecological orientation, many of them already organised in the Asociación Ecologista de Defensa de la Naturaleza or in the Coordinadora de Organizaciones de Defensa Ambiental (CODA), other groups were related to leftist
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Functionally, the structure is the same as this in the different areas of work, focused on different environmental problems. Depending on the size of the groups, work in a given area is assigned to a particular "commission"; obviously, the smaller groups do not break down into commissions. These
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Ecologistas en Acción is aligned with the philosophy of social ecology, which regards all environmental problems (and many other social ones) as proceeding from the same source: an increasingly globalised
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Legal defense: dedicated to supporting different groups in denouncing aggression against the environment, as well as elaborating normative proposals and training members of the organization.
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political forces. The goal was to create a common organization under a single name, which would come up to have a public recognition comparable to already-existing NGOs such as
554:: promoting the reduction of waste materials in modern production systems and denounces bad practices in the management of waste, including lack of interest in and support for 823: 482:: denouncing the wasted caused by a productivist economy. Particularly dedicated in this area is the collective ConsumeHastaMorir ("ConsumeUntilYouDie"), with their 352: 518:: promotes the sustainable exploitation of the marine environment and denounces episodes of danger of marine contamination, such as involved in the 723: 838: 376: 39: 762: 512:: denouncing the environmental impacts of various forms of obtaining energy; this is, of course, linked to the area of climate change. 105: 614: 86: 58: 185: 315: 43: 65: 427: 708: 828: 281:. Following this line of reasoning, the model of production and consumption needs to be changed in order to solve the 72: 506:: denouncing the anti-environmental content in numerous textbooks and organizing environmental awareness campaigns. 548:, the physical artifacts of the country's artistic and cultural traditions (historic buildings, landscapes, etc.). 32: 784: 54: 441: 693: 677: 479: 411:
groupings along lines of areas of work are also important in bringing proposals to the confederal assembly.
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Ecologistas en Acción considera "insostenible" el "consumismo navideño" y acusa a la publicidad
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Piden prohibir los encierros taurinos porque se basan en una "crueldad" y son un "riesgo real"
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Ecologistas en Acción pide la clausura de un zoo "ilegal" en Peña Escrita, Almuñécar
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Ecologistas denuncian los daños provocados por una construcción en Valdeaveruelo
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Ecologistas en Acción pide el cierre de todas las centrales nucleares españolas
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Los ecologistas denuncian "el desarrollo insostenible de las costas españolas"
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Ecologistas en acción llaman a un nuevo apagón reivindicativo en la provincia
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Ecologistas y agricultores exigen en Zaragoza una España sin transgénicos
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Ecologistas en Acción denuncia el consumismo navideño por contaminante
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Heritage: denouncing aggressions against what in Spain is known as
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The areas of work, usually superposed, are identified as:
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Water: sustainable use of water resources, especially of
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As of February 2009, Ecologists in Action is active in
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Los ecologistas piden tarifas eléctricas progresivas
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Los ecologistas alertan de otro vertido en Algeciras
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