Repression over responsibility: sanctioning of environmental activism
Conservation offers evidence-based insights into the state of ecosystems and biodiversity, while activism amplifies conservation goals through public and political engagement. Despite the importance of this relationship, a troubling pattern has emerged: environmental activism is increasingly met wit...
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| description | Conservation offers evidence-based insights into the state of ecosystems and biodiversity, while activism amplifies conservation goals through public and political engagement. Despite the importance of this relationship, a troubling pattern has emerged: environmental activism is increasingly met with disproportionate criminalization and punitive responses by many governments worldwide. Such repression not only threatens individual activists but also undermines the broader conservation movement by discouraging public participation and stifling dissent, ultimately jeopardizing our collective ability to address the planet’s most pressing challenges. This short perspective examines the growing trend of targeting environmental activists and discusses the potential consequences this may have for conservationists and anyone else concerned about the profound, immediate threats of climate change and environmental exploitation. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-6cedf36cb4a54bbea31ae6e7857e64a92025-08-20T03:55:48ZengIOP PublishingEnvironmental Research Letters1748-93262025-01-0120808100310.1088/1748-9326/adef6bRepression over responsibility: sanctioning of environmental activismEmiline Smith0https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1813-267XAngus Nurse1https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2486-4973University of Glasgow , Glasgow, United KingdomAnglia Ruskin University , Cambridge, United KingdomConservation offers evidence-based insights into the state of ecosystems and biodiversity, while activism amplifies conservation goals through public and political engagement. Despite the importance of this relationship, a troubling pattern has emerged: environmental activism is increasingly met with disproportionate criminalization and punitive responses by many governments worldwide. Such repression not only threatens individual activists but also undermines the broader conservation movement by discouraging public participation and stifling dissent, ultimately jeopardizing our collective ability to address the planet’s most pressing challenges. This short perspective examines the growing trend of targeting environmental activists and discusses the potential consequences this may have for conservationists and anyone else concerned about the profound, immediate threats of climate change and environmental exploitation.https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/adef6badvocacyenvironmental activismenvironmental protestgovernancepolitical engagement |
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| title_short | Repression over responsibility: sanctioning of environmental activism |
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