Extractivism

Process of extracting resources from the earth Example of extractivism: open-pit mining in Russia. Example of European extractivism: a quarry in the Apuan Alps, Italy. No Cav is an anti-extractivism movement fighting against this activity. Extractivism is the removal of natural resources, particularly for export, with minimal processing. This economic model is common throughout the Global South and the Arctic region, but also occurs in some sacrifice zones in the Global North, in European extractivism. The concept was coined in Portuguese as "extractivismo" in 1996 to describe the for-profit exploitation of forest resources in Brazil. Many actors are involved in the process of extractivism. These mainly include transnational corporations (TNCs) as the main players, but also include the government and some (chiefly economic) community members. Trends have demonstrated that countries do not often extract their own resources; [need quotation to verify] extraction is often led from abroad. [failed verification] Extractivism is controversial because it exists at the intersection where economic growth and environmental protection meet. This intersection is known as the green economy. Ext