Description du projet
Donner une voix légale à la nature non humaine
Les défis écologiques actuels exigent de nouvelles approches pour mieux comprendre comment nous interagissons avec l’environnement. S’appuyant sur le concept de justice écologique (JE), le paradigme distributif qui veut que la nature ne constitue plus simplement «un facteur» de justice mais soit un acteur qui «reçoit», le projet Speak4Nature, financé par l’UE, développera de nouveaux instruments et méthodologies socio-juridiques afin d’élaborer une base théorique et opérationnelle dans les sciences sociales et environnementales. Il entend ainsi permettre que la nature non humaine puisse être partie prenante dans les instances juridiques. En définissant pourquoi et comment différentes sciences sociales étendent la considération morale à la nature non humaine, le projet conceptualisera la JE dans une perspective pluridisciplinaire, intersectorielle et internationale. Les travaux du projet conduiront en définitive à garantir l’équité interhumaine, interespèces et intergénérationnelle.
Objectif
The complexity of current ecological challenges requires to elaborate new methods to understand the way we interact with the environment and to eradicate the anachronistic human-centred conception of nature. Scientists, governments and regulators are asked to create a “justice” capable to reframe the concept of nature as an active player, in line with the notion of Ecological Justice (EJ). Counting on a consortium of 9 international interdisciplinary forefront academic (universities and research centers) and non-academic institutions (a for-profit company and NGOs) in EU and Latin America, Speak4Nature aims to develop new socio-legal instruments and methodologies to provide a common theoretical and operational basis in social and environmental sciences to give voice to non-human beings in legal instances, and to contribute to the creation of a shared vision towards the treatment of “nature” itself useful for the adaptation of the political process to the current ecological challenges.
In particular, Speak4Nature will aim to: SO1) conceptualize EJ from a multidisciplinary, intersectoral, and international perspective; SO2) define why, how and under what influence different social sciences extend moral considerability to non-human nature; SO3) map the current social and legal techniques to assert the voice of non-human nature; SO4) empower civil society and stakeholders’ role in ecological awareness, restoration and climate change litigation; SO5) ensure the uptake of project outcomes by developing practical guidelines and training tools on legal techniques and standards to implement EJ principles in disputes over environmental violations.
Through interdisciplinary and intersectoral secondments and knowledge transfer mechanisms, Speak4Nature will increase the skills of the involved staff to foster the study, exchange and dissemination of knowledge on issues related to the ecology of law, contributing to the improvement of EJ standards and policies.
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Programme(s)
- HORIZON.1.2 - Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) Main Programme
Régime de financement
HORIZON-TMA-MSCA-SE - HORIZON TMA MSCA Staff ExchangesCoordinateur
13100 Vercelli
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