Putting communities
at the heart of
environmental justice
EJUC is an EU-funded project supporting marginalised communities and advocates to address environmental injustice and advance fundamental rights-based environmental policies across Europe.
WHERE WE WORK
Romania
Hungary
France
Spain
WHAT WE DO
Evidence
and
research
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Pilot environmental justice maps to identify where environmental harm and inequality overlap
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Structured interviews with affected communities, public authorities and equality bodies to understand needs, barriers and awareness of environmental justice
Community empowerment
Capacity-building for marginalised communities to strengthen knowledge of environmental and human rights, support reporting of environmental harms and enable direct dialogue with authorities.
International
peer learning
Exchanges with environmental justice experts from the United States to share experiences on improved data collection, community empowerment and advocacy
Advocacy and
legal actions
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Policy recommendations and EU-level advocacy for stronger environmental justice protections and mapping tools
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Exploring legal avenues, including strategic litigation and complaints, to establish precedents and ensure public authorities uphold fundamental rights
Strengthening fundamental rights bodies
Capacity building for equality bodies and other fundamental rights institutions so they can better recognise and address environmental injustice
OUR OBJECTIVE
To strengthen the capacity of communities, human rights lawyers, and other stakeholders to advance intersectional, community-driven strategic litigation under EU law, including the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights.
WHO WE ARE
PROJECT DURATION
September 2025 - August 2027
OUR RESOURCES
As part of the EJUC project, we will publish different resources to support environmental justice. These will be added here on a rolling basis.
Co-funded by the European Union. Views and opinions expressed are however those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or European Education and Culture Executive Agency. Neither the European Union nor the granting authority can be held responsible for them.
(Grant agreement number 101214321, CERV-2024-CHAR-LITI)