Innovative Book on Environmental Law and Indigenous Participation Released by Palgrave Macmillan

The book "Building Bridges for Effective Environmental Participation: The Path of Law Co-Creation. The Chiquitano Multimodal Format for Disseminating the Escazú Agreement," (M. P. Poto and G. Parola co-editors) is now out, as part of the Human Rights Interventions series, Palgrave Macmillan, Springer Nature (open access).

This innovative work adopts a unique approach by integrating legal design, visual law, and indigenous participation to prioritize the voices and perspectives of the Chiquitano people from Mato Grosso, Brazil. 

"Building Bridges for Effective Environmental Participation" is divided into two parts. The first builds on the strong methodological participatory approach developed by the ECOCARE team over the years, which includes legal design, indigenous methodology, and co-created research with researchers, students, and indigenous peoples. The second part features the interpretation of international environmental law, giving voice to the Chiquitano Indigenous People of Mato Grosso.

We extend our heartfelt thanks to all the co-authors, helpers, and supporters. Thanks to Violeta Radovich, Gabrielle Natividad, Arianna Porrone, Natasha Koessl, Silvano Chue Muquissai, and the support of UiT the Arctic University of Norway, the Department of Management and the Department of Law at the University of Turin.

Our gratitude extends to Pedro Curvello Saavedra Avzaradel for his review, and to Tone Mikkelsen, Lise Myrvang, Tanja Larssen, and Grete Overvåg for their support in the publication process. We also thank Irene Hadiprayitno and Anca Pusca from Palgrave Macmillan, Divya Sakkaravathi from Springer Nature, and Igor Peftiyev for his final editing assistance.

About the Editors: Giulia Parola and Margherita Paola Poto are the ECO_CARE project coordinators and have been spending years advocating for indigenous rights, environmental stewardship, and a transformative academic ethos based on empathy and inclusion.  Their collaborative efforts have set a new standard for participatory legal research and education.

Contact Information: For media inquiries or to arrange interviews with the editors or contributors, please contact margherita.poto@uit.no; giuliaparola.law@gmail.com.