The contours of environmental justice in the Caribbean

2023/10/03 by April Karen Baptiste, Stacy‐ann Robinson · 1 voice
Arts and Humanities · Social Sciences · #Climate Change, Adaptation, Migration #Ecocriticism and Environmental Literature #Environmental Justice and Health Disparities

paper · pdf · doi:10.1111/geoj.12545

openalex publication_date 2023/10/03 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/29

Abstract

Despite its history of colonialism, slavery, and exploitation that has led to a deterioration of its environmental and social fabrics, the Caribbean has not been at the centre of mainstream environmental justice discourse. However, there are deep lessons to be learnt from centring the region.

Citations

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Discussions

• This recently published introduction completes a GJ Special Section featuring 9 fantastic papers on environmental justice in the Caribbean: 'The contours of environmental justice in the Caribbean' by [bsky, 10 points, 1 comments]

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