Anti-racist socioenvironmental justice in Brazil

Environmental and climate change policies and civil society initiatives

Authors

  • Nanahira de Rabelo e Sant Anna Universidade de Brasília (UnB)
  • Naira Santa Rita Wayand de Almeida Instituto DuClima

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.48075/ijerrs.v7i1.33396

Abstract

This paper aims to discuss perspectives for promoting anti-racist socio-environmental justice in Brazil. With this objective, we analyse the history of Brazilian environmental and climate change policies, highlighting the content relating to vulnerable populations, especially the racialized ones – black and indigenous – and present initiatives to combat environmental racism led by civil society, in which is focused the participation of communities impacted by environmental disasters. In the theoretical section, the concepts of environmental racism and climate justice are addressed from their origins in the processes of colonization and enslavement of African and indigenous peoples. With this research, we hope to stimulate debates and inspire courses of action towards inclusive initiatives and equitable solutions in environmental and climate policy, with a view to contributing to a greater alignment between the country's commitment to environmental preservation and mitigating the effects of climate change, and to guaranteeing justice, equity and human rights.

Published

30-05-2025

How to Cite

DE RABELO E SANT ANNA, N.; SANTA RITA WAYAND DE ALMEIDA, N. Anti-racist socioenvironmental justice in Brazil: Environmental and climate change policies and civil society initiatives. International Journal of Environmental Resilience Research and Science, [S. l.], v. 7, n. 1, p. 1–22, 2025. DOI: 10.48075/ijerrs.v7i1.33396. Disponível em: https://saber.unioeste.br/index.php/ijerrs/article/view/33396. Acesso em: 6 jun. 2025.