CEREL Friday Seminar Series

Abstract

Environmental justice recognises that well-intentioned environmental protection efforts have caused disproportionate impacts on marginalised communities. Climate justice similarly recognises that marginalised communities experience climate change impacts “first and worst.” Leveraging principles of climate justice and rights of nature, this presentation applies anti-subordination principles to enhance protection of Indigenous and coastal fishing communities and improve marine stewardship through ocean equity protections.

Presenter bio

Randall Abate is Visiting Professor at Florida State University, College of Law, and was Visiting Scholar at Pace University, Elizabeth Haub School of Law 2026. He was educated at Vermont Law School and is a leading US academic in the field of Environmental Law. His most recent Climate Change and the Voiceless: Protecting Future Generations, Wildlife, and Natural Resources (2nd Edition, Cambridge University Press, 2026).