Environmental justice (EJ) has become a key concept for understanding the connection between environmental problems and social inequalities. It asks a simple but demanding set of questions: who bears the risks, who enjoys the benefits, and who gets a say?   In the United States, environmental justice (EJ) emerged in the 1980s at the intersection of environmentalism and civil rights movements. Communities, largely Black and low-income, began to challenge the siting of hazard

If you think restoration is only about planting flowers and waiting, the recently published paper by Gray et al. 2025 gives a broader perspective. It shows that people understand 'restoring nature' in different ways, often without noticing. In two real-world labs in Germany, the research team spoke with farmers, village groups, conservationists, and local officials to learn about their values, knowledge, and hopes for restored grasslands before starting any work. Three main v

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In April, we, the JaC Lab, together with the Welthaus Linz hosted an event that brought together perspectives from two very different...

In the 21st century, the way science is conducted, disseminated, and applied has fundamentally changed. The emergence of “Science 2.0”...

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Bridging Justice, Power and Sustainability In a world facing rapid biodiversity loss and a worsening climate crisis, the need for...

Community-Based Natural Resource Management (CBNRM) has long seen as a solution to the challenges of conservation and equitable...

Evaluation the ecological effectiveness of protected areas in Tanzania The Katavi–Rukwa Ecosystem, located in western Tanzania, is a rich...

Outcome of Equitable Governance in conservation Conservation biology is an important field that aims to protect the planet's biodiversity...