Nuclear waste facilities on Tribal Land: The Yami's struggles for environmental justice

Author: Fan, Mei-Fang

Source: Local Environment, Volume 11, Number 4, August 2006 , pp. 433-444(12)

Publisher: Routledge, part of the Taylor & Francis Group

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Abstract:

This paper examines environmental justice in the context of nuclear waste controversies on Orchid Island, Taiwan. The Yami's anti-nuclear waste movement is a manifestation of problems of distributional inequity, lack of recognition, and limited participation of the tribespeople in decision making. These are interwoven in political and social processes. In addition, the disputes over the nuclear waste problem between the Yami and Taiwanese groups also show the historical and socioeconomic complexity of environmental justice. This study argues that a democratic and participatory procedure is likely to bring recognition or help the situation of lack of recognition improve, which could facilitate more just distribution. Building partnerships and networking within a variety of indigenous environmental organizations as well as other Taiwanese environmental organizations could help to transform the Orchid Island community and the Taiwanese society in the direction of environmental justice.

Document Type: Research article

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13549830600785589

Affiliations: 1: Tamkang University, Taipei, Taiwan

Publication date: 2006-08-01

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