Projects per year
Organisation profile
An interdisciplinary group of scholars from the University of East Anglia interested in the links between social justice and environmental change at local and global scales.
Studying injustices in different areas of contemporary environmental governance, and are actively involved in envisioning and supporting more effective forms of environmental governance and social mobilisation.
Seeking to place justice analysis at the heart of environmental governance, with a particular emphasis on promoting environmental justice for those suffering from poverty and disempowerment. Our interest in identifying global connections and dynamics is combined with explicit attention to local social and environmental struggles.
Valuing exchanging perspectives and collaborating with a number of actors including local communities, land and resource users, other researchers, environmental activists, policy-makers, development professionals and students.
Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
Profiles
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Rachel Carmenta
- School of Global Development - Associate Professor in Climate Change and International Development
- Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research - Associate Professor in Climate Change and International Development
- Global Environmental Justice - Member
- ClimateUEA - Member
Person: Research Group Member, Academic, Teaching & Research
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Vasudha Chhotray
- School of Global Development - Professor of Politics and Development
- Water Security Research Centre - Member
- Global Environmental Justice - Member
- The State, Governance and Conflict - Member
Person: Research Group Member, Research Centre Member, Academic, Teaching & Research
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Neil Dawson
- School of Global Development - Research Fellow
- Area Studies - Member
- Global Environmental Justice - Member
- ClimateUEA - Member
Person: Other related - academic, Member, Research Group Member
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Climate Change Local Adaptation Pathways (CLAPs)
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
15/02/24 → 30/04/25
Project: Research
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Improving business continuity for health services following extreme weather events
Hunter, P., Few, R., Geere, J. & Lake, I.
National Institute for Health and Care Research
1/01/24 → 31/12/27
Project: Research
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Advancing equitable governance in area-based conservation
Franks, P., Blythe, J., Campese, J., Dawson, N., Gurney, G. G., Lassen, B., Martin, A., Twinamatsiko, M. & Tugendhat, H., May 2024, Gland, Switzerland: World Commission on Protected Areas (WCPA). 28 p. (IUCN WCPA Issues Paper Series; no. 3)Research output: Book/Report › Other report
Open Access -
Anthropological Perspectives on Global Challenges
Gilberthorpe, E., 2024, Routledge. 232 p.Research output: Book/Report › Book
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A systematic review of the impact of post-harvest aquatic food processing technology on gender equality and social justice
Rao, N., Hooper, L., Gray, H., Grist, N., Forster, J., Bremner, J., Sabir, G., Heaton, M., Marwaha, N., Thakur, S., Wanyama, A. & Zhang, L., Sep 2024, In: Nature Food. 5, 9, p. 731-741 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
Datasets
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JustConservation - global data of site-level biodiversity conservation and its social-ecological outcomes (1970-2019)
Coolsaet, B. (Creator), Dawson, N. M. (Creator), Bhardwaj, A. (Data Collector), Brown, D. (Data Collector), Lliso, B. (Data Collector), Loos, J. (Data Collector), Mannocci, L. (Data Collector), Martin, A. (Data Collector), Oliva, M. (Data Collector), Pascual, U. (Data Collector), Sherpa, P. (Data Collector) & Worsdell, T. (Data Collector), Zenodo, 1 Mar 2023
Dataset
Prizes
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Chelsea Flower Show Silver Medal
Forster, Johanna (Recipient), 2008
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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The Royal Television Society Programme Awards
Gilberthorpe, Emma (Recipient), 2020
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
Activities
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Norwich University of the Arts - Living in Changing Landscapes
Johanna Forster (Speaker)
6 Jul 2023Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Invited talk
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Civic UEA Seder
Johanna Forster (Presenter) & Benjamin Little (Presenter)
12 Apr 2023Activity: Other activity types › Other
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Measuring Heritage Loss and Damage from Climate Change for Effective Policy Reporting
Johanna Forster (Speaker)
2023Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Participation in conference
Press/Media
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Boko Haram and western education: the surprising views of some Nigerians who left the insurgency group
1/07/24
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Media Coverage or Contribution
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Victims, culprits, scapegoats?: Sangayya schools and the ‘Boko Haram’ insurgency
29/06/24
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Media Coverage or Contribution
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Net zero plans show limited climate ambition on ‘residual’ emissions
Harry Smith, Nem Vaughan & Johanna Forster
10/05/24
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: UEA Press Release