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Scientists, doctors and, politicians are the principle players behind the Netherlands’ first hygiene movement.

Pakistan’s Kalabagh Dam Project is constructed and becomes highly contested as it develops from an irrigation project into a major effort to generate hydroelectric power.

As it prepares to protest against French nuclear weapon tests, the Greenpeace vessel Rainbow Warrior is destroyed by French intelligence agents.

Demonstrating against hormone-treated beef, protesters destroy a McDonald’s restaurant in Millau, France.

Originally formed to advocate against dam construction, the organization, which later became the Australian Wilderness Society, now supports various environmental protection and education projects.