1993 Clayoquot protests

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civil disobedience campaign environmental movement event environmental protest

The 1993 Clayoquot protests were a large-scale civil disobedience campaign in British Columbia, Canada, where environmental activists and Indigenous groups opposed clear-cut logging in the old-growth forests of Clayoquot Sound, leading to one of the largest acts of civil disobedience in Canadian history.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	civil disobedience campaign ⓘ environmental movement event ⓘ environmental protest ⓘ
cause	opposition to unsustainable forestry practices ⓘ protection of Clayoquot Sound ecosystem ⓘ protection of old-growth temperate rainforests ⓘ recognition of Indigenous land rights ⓘ
country	Canada ⓘ
describedAs	one of the largest acts of civil disobedience in Canadian history ⓘ
followed	1993 Clayoquot Sound land-use decision by the British Columbia government ⓘ
hasContext	conflict over forestry and conservation in British Columbia ⓘ ongoing disputes over Indigenous title and resource rights ⓘ
hasMainLocation	logging roads near Clayoquot Sound ⓘ
influenced	global forest conservation campaigns ⓘ later environmental direct action campaigns in Canada ⓘ
locatedIn	British Columbia ⓘ Clayoquot Sound NERFINISHED ⓘ Pacific Northwest ⓘ Vancouver Island NERFINISHED ⓘ
mediaCoverage	extensive national media coverage in Canada ⓘ international media coverage ⓘ
numberOfArrests	more than 850 ⓘ over 800 ⓘ
opposed	British Columbia government logging policies ⓘ MacMillan Bloedel logging plans ⓘ clear-cut logging ⓘ industrial logging of old-growth forests ⓘ
participant	Friends of Clayoquot Sound NERFINISHED ⓘ Greenpeace activists ⓘ Indigenous groups ⓘ Nuu-chah-nulth peoples NERFINISHED ⓘ environmental activists ⓘ international environmentalists ⓘ local residents ⓘ students ⓘ
result	changes in logging practices in Clayoquot Sound ⓘ greater restrictions on clear-cut logging in the area ⓘ growth of the Canadian environmental movement ⓘ increased national attention to Clayoquot Sound NERFINISHED ⓘ international attention to logging in British Columbia ⓘ legal proceedings against protesters ⓘ strengthening of environmental regulations in British Columbia ⓘ
significantEventIn	history of civil disobedience in Canada ⓘ history of environmentalism in Canada ⓘ
startTime	1993 ⓘ
usedMethod	blockades of logging roads ⓘ mass arrests ⓘ media campaigns ⓘ non-violent civil disobedience ⓘ sit-ins ⓘ

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