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Important early influences were Henry David Thoreau, Leo Tolstoy and Élisée Reclus. In the late 19th century, green anarchism emerged within individualist anarchist circles in Cuba, France, Portugal and Spain. In the latter half of the 20th century, environmentalists began to realize the need for radical egalitarianism within their movement.
To this end, the American author [[File:MurrayBookchin.png]] Murray Bookchin analyzed the connection between human life and the land they lived on. Bookchin hypothesized that any adverse change in the ecology of the planet would negatively affect the humans living on it. At the end of this meta-analysis of human history, Bookchin concluded that [[File:Cap.png]] [[Capitalism|capitalism]] (and its negative ecological consequences) began the moment humans broke the 'blood oath' that connected them to nature. This 'blood oath' was based on 'usufruct' (the minimal use of natural resources), and the 'irreducible minimum' (distributing gains equally among the familial group).
The Zones to defend (ZAD) in France are examples of applications of green anarchism. These zones consist of occupations of territories to prevent the construction of polluting projects. During the occupation the <nowiki>''Zadists''</nowiki> create an alternative model of society quite close to [[File:Utsoc.png]] [[Utopian Socialism|utopian socialism]].
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