In partnership with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service National Conservation Training Center, the National CASC invites all audiences interested in the intersection between climate and environmental justice and environmental research to join us every other Thursday (3-4 PM ET) from Feb. 29 – May 9, 2024, for the webinar series “Incorporating Climate and Environmental Justice into Research and Resource Management.” We also extend an invitation to two “coffee hours” on Friday March 29 (4-5 PM ET) and Friday May 10 (4-5 PM ET), where participants can further explore series topics in facilitated breakout group discussions (registration limited to 40 people each). 

The consequences of environmental change are not distributed equally. Where habitats are restored, where pollution is dumped, and who has access to disaster relief are all inextricably linked to issues of power and class. Similarly, communities least responsible for climate change are often most vulnerable to negative environmental and climate impacts. Researchers can contribute to environmental justice, but can also cause harm when not taking into account the impacts of power and access. 

Within the USGS, the vision for environmental justice focuses on delivering actionable science to inform equitable, data-driven decisions inclusive of all people. This contributes to a better future where everyone enjoys equal protection from environmental harm, equal access to environmental resources, and meaningful participation in decision making.  

In this webinar series, speakers will explore the ethics around engaging with the populations most vulnerable to the impacts of environmental and climate change, which are often low-income communities, communities of color, Indigenous and Tribal communities, and people facing disenfranchisement. We hope the series will be of particular value to researchers looking to apply justice principles to their own work and communities seeking to lay out clear expectations for the researchers they collaborate with. 

Part of an ongoing series, this fifth webinar is titled: “Environmental justice tools and evaluation.”

For more information on this webinar series, click HERE.

To register to attend any of the webinars in the series, click HERE.

In partnership with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service National Conservation Training Center, the National CASC invites all audiences interested in the intersection between climate and environmental justice and environmental research to join us every other Thursday (3-4 PM ET) from Feb. 29 – May 9, 2024, for the webinar series “Incorporating Climate and Environmental Justice into Research and Resource Management.” We also extend an invitation to two “coffee hours” on Friday March 29 (4-5 PM ET) and Friday May 10 (4-5 PM ET), where participants can further explore series topics in facilitated breakout group discussions (registration limited to 40 people each). 

The consequences of environmental change are not distributed equally. Where habitats are restored, where pollution is dumped, and who has access to disaster relief are all inextricably linked to issues of power and class. Similarly, communities least responsible for climate change are often most vulnerable to negative environmental and climate impacts. Researchers can contribute to environmental justice, but can also cause harm when not taking into account the impacts of power and access. 

Within the USGS, the vision for environmental justice focuses on delivering actionable science to inform equitable, data-driven decisions inclusive of all people. This contributes to a better future where everyone enjoys equal protection from environmental harm, equal access to environmental resources, and meaningful participation in decision making.  

In this webinar series, speakers will explore the ethics around engaging with the populations most vulnerable to the impacts of environmental and climate change, which are often low-income communities, communities of color, Indigenous and Tribal communities, and people facing disenfranchisement. We hope the series will be of particular value to researchers looking to apply justice principles to their own work and communities seeking to lay out clear expectations for the researchers they collaborate with. 

Part of an ongoing series, this fourth webinar is titled: “Case Studies: Showcasing regional differences in climate and environmental justice applications.”

For more information on this webinar series, click HERE.

To register to attend any of the webinars in the series, click HERE.

In partnership with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service National Conservation Training Center, the National CASC invites all audiences interested in the intersection between climate and environmental justice and environmental research to join us every other Thursday (3-4 PM ET) from Feb. 29 – May 9, 2024, for the webinar series “Incorporating Climate and Environmental Justice into Research and Resource Management.” We also extend an invitation to two “coffee hours” on Friday March 29 (4-5 PM ET) and Friday May 10 (4-5 PM ET), where participants can further explore series topics in facilitated breakout group discussions (registration limited to 40 people each). 

The consequences of environmental change are not distributed equally. Where habitats are restored, where pollution is dumped, and who has access to disaster relief are all inextricably linked to issues of power and class. Similarly, communities least responsible for climate change are often most vulnerable to negative environmental and climate impacts. Researchers can contribute to environmental justice, but can also cause harm when not taking into account the impacts of power and access. 

Within the USGS, the vision for environmental justice focuses on delivering actionable science to inform equitable, data-driven decisions inclusive of all people. This contributes to a better future where everyone enjoys equal protection from environmental harm, equal access to environmental resources, and meaningful participation in decision making.  

In this webinar series, speakers will explore the ethics around engaging with the populations most vulnerable to the impacts of environmental and climate change, which are often low-income communities, communities of color, Indigenous and Tribal communities, and people facing disenfranchisement. We hope the series will be of particular value to researchers looking to apply justice principles to their own work and communities seeking to lay out clear expectations for the researchers they collaborate with. 

Part of an ongoing series, this third webinar is titled: “Climate & environmental justice at the national scale.”

For more information on this webinar series, click HERE.

To register to attend any of the webinars in the series, click HERE.

In partnership with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service National Conservation Training Center, the National CASC invites all audiences interested in the intersection between climate and environmental justice and environmental research to join us every other Thursday (3-4 PM ET) from Feb. 29 – May 9, 2024, for the webinar series “Incorporating Climate and Environmental Justice into Research and Resource Management.” We also extend an invitation to two “coffee hours” on Friday March 29 (4-5 PM ET) and Friday May 10 (4-5 PM ET), where participants can further explore series topics in facilitated breakout group discussions (registration limited to 40 people each). 

The consequences of environmental change are not distributed equally. Where habitats are restored, where pollution is dumped, and who has access to disaster relief are all inextricably linked to issues of power and class. Similarly, communities least responsible for climate change are often most vulnerable to negative environmental and climate impacts. Researchers can contribute to environmental justice, but can also cause harm when not taking into account the impacts of power and access. 

Within the USGS, the vision for environmental justice focuses on delivering actionable science to inform equitable, data-driven decisions inclusive of all people. This contributes to a better future where everyone enjoys equal protection from environmental harm, equal access to environmental resources, and meaningful participation in decision making.  

In this webinar series, speakers will explore the ethics around engaging with the populations most vulnerable to the impacts of environmental and climate change, which are often low-income communities, communities of color, Indigenous and Tribal communities, and people facing disenfranchisement. We hope the series will be of particular value to researchers looking to apply justice principles to their own work and communities seeking to lay out clear expectations for the researchers they collaborate with. 

Part of an ongoing series, this second webinar is titled: “Skillsets & competencies integral to justice work".”

For more information on this webinar series, click HERE.

To register to attend any of the webinars in the series, click HERE.

Join Maverick Lloyd School for the Environment dean and professor of law, Jennifer Rushlow along with director Anne Linehan to gain insight on the landscape of climate and environmental policy. Learn more about the degree programs at Vermont Law and Graduate School tailored to fit change makers at various stages of their career.

This is a virtual event, to learn more or to register, click HERE.

In partnership with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service National Conservation Training Center, the National CASC invites all audiences interested in the intersection between climate and environmental justice and environmental research to join us every other Thursday (3-4 PM ET) from Feb. 29 – May 9, 2024, for the webinar series “Incorporating Climate and Environmental Justice into Research and Resource Management.” We also extend an invitation to two “coffee hours” on Friday March 29 (4-5 PM ET) and Friday May 10 (4-5 PM ET), where participants can further explore series topics in facilitated breakout group discussions (registration limited to 40 people each). 

The consequences of environmental change are not distributed equally. Where habitats are restored, where pollution is dumped, and who has access to disaster relief are all inextricably linked to issues of power and class. Similarly, communities least responsible for climate change are often most vulnerable to negative environmental and climate impacts. Researchers can contribute to environmental justice, but can also cause harm when not taking into account the impacts of power and access. 

Within the USGS, the vision for environmental justice focuses on delivering actionable science to inform equitable, data-driven decisions inclusive of all people. This contributes to a better future where everyone enjoys equal protection from environmental harm, equal access to environmental resources, and meaningful participation in decision making.  

In this webinar series, speakers will explore the ethics around engaging with the populations most vulnerable to the impacts of environmental and climate change, which are often low-income communities, communities of color, Indigenous and Tribal communities, and people facing disenfranchisement. We hope the series will be of particular value to researchers looking to apply justice principles to their own work and communities seeking to lay out clear expectations for the researchers they collaborate with. 

Part of an ongoing series, this first webinar is titled: “What are climate and environmental justice?”

For more information on this webinar series, click HERE.

To register to attend any of the webinars in the series, click HERE.

In 1965, the Walt Disney Company proposed building a massive ski resort in the Sierra Nevada mountains, which was approved by the federal government in 1969, and would have irreversibly altered the practically untouched Mineral King Valley, a magnificently beautiful Alpine area. At first it seemed inevitable that this expanse of wild natural land would be radically changed and turned over to a private corporation. But then the scrappy Sierra Club pushed back with a lawsuit that ultimately propelled the modern environmental law era.

This virtual event is hosted and presented by the LA Law Library, to register for this FREE virtual opportunity, please CLICK HERE.

As part of Climate Week NYC 2023:

During this event, global women leaders will spotlight alternative economic models, solutions, and frameworks that are predicated on community-led solutions, feminist economics, Indigenous knowledge, and ancient concepts of reciprocity with the Earth and all living beings.

Topics include land rematriation and Land Back, care economy, post-growth, Buen Vivir, and much more. There are alternative economies to learn from and an emergence of socially just, place-based, caring economic and ecologically enhancing models that are structuring a path forward for people and planet.

Speakers include:

Monique Verdin (Houma Nation), WECAN Food Sovereignty Program Coordinator in the Gulf South, Turtle Island, USA;

Ruth Nyambura, African Ecofeminist Collective, Kenya;

Nati Greene, Global Coordinator and Co-founder of the Global Alliance for Rights of Nature, Ecuador;

Rhiana Gunn-Wright, Climate Policy Program Director, Roosevelt Institute, Turtle Island/USA;

Sandrine Dixson-Declève, Co-President of The Club of Rome, Belgium;

Margaret Kwateng, Campaign Lead National Organizer, Grassroots Global Justice Alliance, Turtle Island/USA;

Moderation and comments by Osprey Orielle Lake, Executive Director, WECAN.

For more information and to register for this virtual event, click HERE.

Pace Environmental Law Review (PELR) is pleased to announce an upcoming virtual symposium titled “Environmental Constitutionalism" hosted by the Elisabeth Haub School of Law at Pace University on Friday, October 28, 2022.

The symposium will bring together scholars, advocates, regulators, and policymakers to discuss constitutional environmental rights.

For further information and a link to register, please follow this link: https://pelr.blogs.pace.edu/symposium-information/

While everyone is witnessing the impacts of climate change, in many regions of the world people are losing their homes, livelihoods, culture and lives. It is not enough to recognize that climate change is accelerating. Climate change is one of the greatest drivers of injustice the world has ever seen.

The final event in The Future of Climate Justice series takes place online with an extended community of climate justice leaders share and examine the actions that change systems. Climate justice is gender justice, it is environmental justice, intergenerational justice, racial justice, economic justice, and nature justice. This conversation is about movement and change, recognizing that as words shape policies and processes, words made good will shape our future.

This is part three of the Edinburgh Futures Conversations on the Future of Climate Justice.

For more information and to register for this free webinar, CLICK HERE.

While everyone is witnessing the impacts of climate change, in many regions of the world people are losing their homes, livelihoods, culture and lives. It is not enough to recognize that climate change is accelerating. Climate change is one of the greatest drivers of injustice the world has ever seen.

In AMUK, Indonesian writer and artist Khairani Barokka performs a new, archipelago-futurist piece on environmental and climate crises as the result of centuries of colonial extractivism. Through the colonial histories leading to the mistranslation of the Malay/Indonesian word ‘amuk’ into ‘amuck’, and the phrase ‘running amuck’, these words are imagined as characters in literal dialogue with and against each other.   

This specially commissioned poetry performance from Khairani Barokka builds on questions of climate policy and finance to tell the story – a story, our story, the story of our earth. Through her work and in conversation with Chitra Ramaswamy, Khairani Barokka will shift our understanding of the climate crisis from an external clash of nature and humanity to an internal struggle of behaviors, histories, cultures and ethics.

This is part two of the Edinburgh Futures Conversations on the Future of Climate Justice.

For more information and to register for this free online event, CLICK HERE.

It is not enough to recognize that climate change is accelerating. Climate change is one of the greatest drivers of injustice the world has ever seen. Those who have contributed the least are facing the greatest burden from an increasingly volatile climate system. While everyone is witnessing the impacts of climate change, in many regions of the world people are losing their homes, livelihoods, culture and lives.

The first Future of Climate Justice conversation will take place in the University of Edinburgh’s Playfair Library. The outcome document of COP26 – the Glasgow Climate Pact – is prominent, contentious and was reluctantly agreed by rich nations. It behooves all of us to ask what has happened. Where are the finances to make life-saving changes happen? Drawing on the language of ‘loss and damage’ this conversation will ask what needs to be done and how can we do it.

This panel event opens the third in the University of Edinburgh’s Futures Conversations series and features Adrienne Buller, Elizabeth Cripps, Tasneem Essop, Arunabha Ghosh, AC Grayling, Patricia Scotland, chaired by Hermione Cockburn.

This is part one of the Edinburgh Futures Conversations on the Future of Climate Justice.

For more information and to register for this free webinar, CLICK HERE.

Join Sprout Up and Environmental Volunteers for a workshop on environmental justice: what is it, why is it important, and how can we work as educators to teach with environmental justice in mind?

Sprout Up provides free, youth-led environmental education programs to 1st and 2nd grade classrooms in underrepresented public schools. Located at university chapters, as well as online everywhere through Sprout Up Explores, we strive to promote sustainability throughout our many communities, from the youngest members of society up.

Environmental Volunteers -- The "EV" -- is a national leader in environmental work reaching more than 519,000 kids since 1972. We accomplish our award-winning programs through the power of our Volunteers of all ages who offer creative learning adventures in classrooms, local tide-pools, redwood groves, oak-woodlands.

For more information and to register for this free webinar, CLICK HERE.

As part of the United Kingdom’s “The Great Big Green Week,” the Reading Climate Festival is hosting a live webinar entitled, “Understanding Environmental Injustice.”

Environmental injustice lies at the heart of climate change

Have you ever wondered how climate change will affect you? Or if you are contributor to, or victim of, climate change? Or what can been done on a local level?

If so, join this workshop on September 29, where the Reading Climate Action Network will:

- Discuss environmental injustice

- Explore particular case studies of environmental injustice at an international, national and local level

- Share and discuss ideas that can help tackle environmental injustice at a local level

For information and to register for this free online event, click HERE.

For further information on The Great Big Green Week, click HERE.

Thursday September 29, 2022, 6pm BST (1pm EST)

West Volusia Audubon is presenting a new speaker series entitled, “Clean Water is for the Birds!”

To kick off the series, Christie Miller, Volusia County's Sustainability and Volunteer Coordinator, will be chatting with us about native plants that support both water quality and bird habitat, and will discuss actions that we can each take to do our part to protect our birds and our water.

To Register for this free webinar, CLICK HERE.

Although the climate crisis is a global problem, its effects vary significantly among countries and populations. The climate crisis disproportionately affects people in already vulnerable conditions, such as youth, women and children, indigenous peoples and local communities, among others, as well as small island developing states, least developed and developing countries. In short, the climate crisis is a justice crisis, the people and countries who have contributed the least to the problem are on the frontlines, suffering the brunt of its consequences.

In the fight for climate justice, young people around the world are advocating for a livable planet and the possibility of an equitable future. The Paris Agreement has been a major step forward for the climate agenda, COP26 finalized the main rules needed for its operationalization, now COP27 must deliver on its implementation, and young people are uprising, demanding ambitious climate action now!

Join us in this dialogue session to hear youth perspectives about climate justice and the road to COP27.

For more information and to register for this free webinar, CLICK HERE.

ClimateScience is a global youth-led climate education organization and a movement for people wanting to learn how to take better climate action. We provide science-backed courses and solution-focused programs, accessible to everyone, for free. Our event held during the New York Climate Week will offer insightful panel discussions highlighting the importance of science communication, the major role youth play in advancing innovative solutions, and how we can guarantee climate education is accessible and gives everyone a chance to be a changemaker. Join us to learn from insightful panel discussions, participate in engaging roundtables with a variety of climate experts and stakeholders, and actively take part in envisioning what a climate-educated world looks like - and how we get there!

For more information and to register for this free webinar, CLICK HERE.

Center for Climate and Energy Solutions (C2ES) will host a discussion among corporate leaders that explores how major corporations can improve the climate resilience of the communities where they operate and employ and where they have significant supply chain interests. With a panel of major companies, they will discuss various approaches for corporate resilience contributions including infrastructure investments; delivery of resilient services and products to local communities; donation of in-kind expertise; collaboration with community groups, city governments, and regional authorities; and more.

For more information and to register for this free webinar, CLICK HERE.

The Environmental Policy and Law Journal and IOS Press are presenting a free webinar: The Human Right to a Clean, Healthy, and Sustainable Environment.

The United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) adopted a landmark resolution 76/300 on 28 July 2022 on the human right to a clean, healthy, and sustainable environment. It follows the Human Rights Council resolution 48/13 of 8 October 2021.

This EPL webinar seeks to make sense of the global significance of this advent of this normative development soon after the Stockholm+50 Conference (2–3 June 2022). The timing of the webinar coincides with the commencement of the high-level segment of the 77th UNGA in New York.

The discourse with a panel of eminent scholars and practitioners will provide an opportunity to:

(i) explain the context and significance for celebrating the UNGA’s (and the HRC) emphatic recognition of the human right to (clean, healthy, and sustainable) environment for the SDGs 2030 as well as “other rights and existing international law;”

(ii) normative value of the UNGA resolution for universality of the environmental human rights; and

(iii) impact of the human right to the environment on treaty-based international environmental obligations, and observance of human rights of individuals and inanimate objects, as well as domestic policies, legislations, and litigations.

For more information and to access the registration page for this virtual event, please click HERE.

Earth jurisprudence, a term coined by the late Thomas Berry, calls on us to recognize that Nature is, and should be, the source of human laws, ethics and how we govern ourselves.  (Jurisprudence refers to the principles by which we live: the norms and rules that govern our lives.) Earth Jurisprudence calls for us to transform dominant, anthropocentric (human-centered) ways of seeing to Earth-centered understandings of our place on Earth and Earth-centered governance. 

Join Speakers:

CARLOTTA BYRNE, the Earth Jurisprudence Programme Lead at the Gaia Foundation, UK;

DR. MICHELLE MALONEY, Co-Founder and National Convenor of the Australian Earth Laws Alliance (AELA); and

MARGARET STEWART, ESQ., the Director of the Center for Earth Jurisprudence (CEJ) at Barry University School of Law;

as they explore what Earth jurisprudence is, and how it can be used as a theoretical framework for a range of practical programs and approaches. With stories and examples from around the world, this is an excellent opportunity to learn about Earth jurisprudence and how it's being applied around the world.

Registration for this free webinar can be found at: https://events.humanitix.com/elm-15-sept