The EFRJ’s Environmental Restorative Justice Working Group is pleased to announce the launch of Restorative Justice Approaches for Environmental Harm: A Practice Guide.
Developed by members of the Working Group, including practitioners, scholars, community organisations, environmental defenders, regulators, policymakers and individuals, the Practice Guide brings together principles and practical advice, tools and real-world insights to support restorative responses to environmental harm.
Viewing environmental harm broadly, the Practice Guide offers step-by-step guidance, case studies and resources to help communities, facilitators and organisations navigate complex environmental conflicts with clarity, respect and accountability. As well as providing space for local and Indigenous communities to participate, the Guide also makes room for the voices of other-than-human beings and the environment itself - voices often overlooked in conventional approaches to justice.
With a focus on implementation, the Practice Guide marks a significant step in the evolution of environmental restorative justice. It supports those seeking more inclusive, relational and enduring approaches to repairing environmental harm through collaborative, accountable and ecologically informed practice.
We invite everyone to explore the Practice Guide and consider how environmental restorative justice might assist you and your organisation in repairing harm in the places you care about and for the communities - human and other-than-human - who depend on them.