Organisation profile
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 and 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 and 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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Cultural fire regime in the Comiteca Tojolabal Plateau, Chiapas, Mexico
Ponce Calderon, L., Limon-Aguirre, F. & Rodriguez, I., 19 Jan 2026, (Accepted/In press) In: Fire Ecology.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open AccessFile -
Fuego, cultura y territorio en Ochusjob
Ponce Calderon, L., Limon-Aguirre, F., Rodriguez, I. & Ramirez Loaina, V., 2 Feb 2026, School of Global Development (DEV) University of East Anglia.Research output: Book/Report › Book
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Global Framings of Pandemic Recovery: Insights Across Conservation, Development and Health Fields
Carmenta, R., Anderson, L., Armijos, M. T., Lugo, V., Marsh, H. & Ulfe Young, M. E., 16 Jan 2026, (E-pub ahead of print) In: The Journal of Environment & Development.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open AccessFile
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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Best Poster Award
Hoechner, Hannah (Recipient), 9 Sept 2025
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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Chelsea Flower Show Silver Medal
Forster, Johanna (Recipient), 2008
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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Activities
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Supervision of external PhD student
Rachel Carmenta (Supervisor)
2024 → …Activity: Other activity types › External PGR Supervision
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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
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