Rachel Carson Center 290d ago

In this Speak4Nature seminar, visiting scholar Gabrielle Tabares Fagundez (UFSC, Brazil) presents her research on climate change and “borderline law.” Climate change defines our era, profoundly impacting human rights—particularly the right to health. However, these impacts are unevenly distributed, disproportionately affecting countries in the Global South, marginalized communities, women, the poor, Black populations, and traditional peoples. The global climate emergency exacerbates existing inequalities, deepening social and environmental injustices. This seminar explores the intersections of climate change, human rights, and physical and mental health, highlighting the unequal burdens faced by vulnerable groups. Additionally, it introduces the theoretical framework of Borderline Law, offering a critical perspective on legal responses to the climate crisis. Through this discussion, we seek to rethink justice and legal frameworks in the face of escalating ecological challenges. Speak4Nature is a Marie Skłodowska-Curie-funded staff exchange action of the European Commission, with the specific object of transferring both theoretical and empirical knowledge related to the techniques that assert the voice of non-human nature in social and legal instances. Read more at https://www.speak4nature.eu/