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The Impact Of Eco-Marxism On The Environment

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According to Steward and Zaaiman (2014: 539) the environment is a political issue because it is a source of power, control and wealth. The understanding of this issue is related with the history of the accumulation, forced removals, exploitation, social and environmental justice, exclusion and an unequal access to and the use of environmental resources. The majority of the black population, the environment was used as an instrument which destroyed and constraints productive opportunities and livelihoods. Thus this had a negative impact on the interaction between people and the environment forcing the black population to live in overcrowded and degraded environments. This essay will discuss the eco-Marxism perspective and then analyse the industrial agriculture as an environment problem, the purpose is to look at the impact this problem has on the environment and the society as a whole. The aim is to thoroughly analyse the eco-Marxism perspective and this will be done through explaining what eco-Marxism is, industrial agriculture as an environmental problem, linking the eco-Marxism perspective to industrial …show more content…

These ‘armyworms’ are not only in South Africa but also in some neighbouring countries as well. These pests destroy the farmers’ maize by damaging the leaves; the farmers are then left with the maize without its leaves and this has a negative impact because some of the maize has not yet ripen and so they are then destroyed by the pests. It will cost farmers a lot of money to buy the pesticides to remove the pests and also to try preventing them from having access to the maize again. The pests have affected farmers in a way that there has been a decline in the maize production which will then result in a deficit for farmers as it will be impossible to make profits during this time. (Sabc news online 06 June

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