Addressing environmental justice in research & innovation
From The Embassy of Good Science
ModulesAddressing environmental justice in research & innovation
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Goal
This micromodule introduces key ethical principles that are relevant to environmental justice in research practices. After completing this micro module learners will be able to:
- Analyze the environmental implications of research through the lens of ethical principles related to environmental justice:
- Environmental Justice
- Leave No One Behind
- Do No Significant Harm (DNSH)
- Precautionary Principle
- Polluter Pays Principle
- Informed consent
- Apply each principle to research practice by responding to questions that prompt critical reflection.
Duration (hours)
0.4
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What is this about?
Building on the Introduction to environmental justice module, this micromodule introduces four key principles: Leave no one behind, the Do No Significant Harm (DNSH), the Polluter Pays Principle, the Precautionary Principle and informed consent. The aim is to help participants integrate justice-oriented thinking into their research and innovation practices.
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Explore ethical principles
In this activity, first you will watch the video “5 Ethical Principles”, which introduces core principles of climate and environmental ethics, relevant for research and innovation. Afterwards, you can note down which principles are most relevant in your research.
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Environmental justice in practice
Having watched the video, you will apply the ethical principles to your own research practices using interactive prompt cards.
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