Enjust conference highlighted social-ecological implications of market-based conservation and offsets.
The topic of this 6th Conference of the Enjust Network was “Offsetting Justice? Environmental justice in the age of market and militarized conservation”. The conference took place from December 3 to 5 at IDOS. Issues of justice in the context of market-based approaches to nature conservation and human rights in conservation were at the forefront. More than 60 researchers, artists, and practitioners from Africa, Europe, Asia, and North and South America came together in Bonn.
In various expert sessions, exhibitions, presentations, performances and group discussions, participants examined the social-ecological implications of so-called offsets (e.g. forest carbon projects within voluntary carbon markets, biodiversity offsets) and of protected areas. In doing so, they developed a set of theses and concrete measures aimed at making nature and climate protection more socially inclusive and just. Potential key approaches include land-rights-based conservation, the fair implementation of existing environmental laws, limiting biodiversity offsetting to in-situ measures, and the direct support of Indigenous groups and peasants – all of which could play a central role in achieving more effective and socially equitable nature and climate protection. The jointly developed theses and measures are to be published as an IDOS Policy Brief in early 2026.
The Enjust network raises awareness about issues of environmental justice and strengthens the democratic participation of those affected by environmental problems. The network brings together actors from academia, planning, and civil society. The 6th Enjust Network Conference was jointly organised by the Department of Geography at Kiel University and the Environmental Governance Department at IDOS.
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