Global Citizenship: Towards a Concept for Participatory Environmental Protection

ABSTRACT

The global environmental crisis demands urgent attention and comprehensive action. While governments must prioritise environmental protection and climate change mitigation, the continued depletion of natural resources calls for innovative approaches. One such approach is the Environmental Global Citizenship theory, which offers a perspective on participatory environmental governance while emphasising cultural diversity. The article argues that the idea of global environmental citizenship can help address the challenges associated to the global environmental crisis, outlining a vast theoretical framework to this notion, grounded in a thorough literature review and legal examination of global environmental agreements. Environmental Global Citizenship is presented as a critical, yet non-exclusive strategy for global environmental stewardship, simultaneously advocating for a model of global integration that is rooted in cultural diversity. The manuscript underscores that the concept of Environmental Global Citizenship should form one necessary aspect of a more extensive environmental protection global strategy.

KEYWORDS:

• Citizenship
• environment
• goods
• community
• governance

Acknowledgment

The authors wish to express deep appreciation to the Department of Law and Political Science for creating a supportive academic environment that greatly influenced the advancement of this research. We particularly value the discussions and academic interactions with the Public Law Group and the Law, Politics, and Society Group at the Universidad de la Costa, Colombia. Our deepest appreciation goes to the reviewers and editors, whose insightful feedback have served as a precious vehicle to increase the quality of this work.

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No potential conflict of interest was reported by the author(s).

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Funding

The financial support for this research was generously provided by two projects at Universidad de la Costa: The Sustainability and Democracy Index Project, and the Interdisciplinary Approach to Politics, Law and University Education Index Project. These funds have been instrumental in facilitating the successful completion of our research.