Our first JUSTGREEN Webinar! First topic: Recognition

On Wednesday 28 May from 10:00 - 11:30 we'll be hosting our first of tin total three JUSTGREEN Webinars. This first webinar discusses the topic of Recognition. We invited 3 experts will tell us more about recognition from the human and non-hum perspective. 

Our first speaker, Dr Daphina Misiedjan, will discuss how recognitionoperates in practice: whose voices are heard, whose knowledge counts, and whose environments are deemed worth protecting.Using practical examples relevant to local governance andclimate adaptation, we will discuss how a lack of recognition candeepen injustice and erode trust, and how inclusive, culturallyaware policymaking can strengthen legitimacy and build moreenvironmentally and socially just futures across cities.

Dr. Daphina Misiedjan is an expert in human rights and environmental justice, with afocus on marginalized communities. She is an Assistant Professor at the InternationalInstitute of Social Studies (ISS) of Erasmus University Rotterdam and the Vice-Chair ofthe Young Academy of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences.

Next in the program is Marije van der Kruk who will give us an understanding of the different meanings that people attribute to urban nature and their (non) participation in greening initiatives from an environmental justice perspective.

Marije is a PhD candidate at the Erasmus School of Social and Behavioral Sciences in Rotterdam. Her research looks at urban nature and urban greening initiatives in South-Rotterdam from an environmental justice perspective. Before embarking on the PhD journey, she worked as a community organizer at several NGO’s in the field of climate justice and nature education. Informed by this background, her research is characterized by an engaged, community-based and action-oriented approach.

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We conclude our webinar with Chautuileo Tranamil who brings us both a non-human and Indigenous perspective. Chautuileo invites us to imagine cities that are not just constructed environments, but thriving ecosystems that embody resilience, biodiversity, and well-being—an ambition deeply aligned with Indigenous Knowledge Systems. Indigenous Knowledge Systems provide a blueprint for sustainable living, with ancestral practices that prioritize environmental stewardship, resourcefulness, and balance. Chautuileo Tranamil invites us to walk together on this path where Indigenous Knowledge Systems meets modern innovation, leading to cities that are not only habitable but also more vibrant, inclusive, and sustainable for generations to come.

Chautuileo Tranamil sees herself as part of the glue in a broken society. For her we speak of impact when people are aware of their own capabilities, and they can reposition themselves in their family, work, community, city, and other surroundings. Chautuileo is an Indigenous scholar with an expertise in biodiversity, international public law and Indigenous Rights. She is a guest lecturer at Universities. She brings in the Indigenous Knowledge Systems to decipher the relation we have to one another and to view the different societal challenges. She is also known for her global Indigenous advocacy in climate conferences.

We hope that you join us during this interesting webinar!