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Meaningful Participation and Ecological Justice in Environmental Law: A Four-Jurisdiction Comparative Study

Identification

Public canonical key

doi:10.15642/siyar.2026.6.2.270-294

Authors

Atikah Mardhiya Rohmy · Hashem Hassan · Arini Indah Nihayaty · Rio Febriannur Rachman

Reported year

2026

Reported language

en

Source type

article

First detected

2026-11-09T19:04:47.856632+00:00

Last metadata observation

2026-11-09T19:04:47.856632+00:00

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Institutions reported by the source

Institut Bahri Asyiq Galis Bangkalan · Universitas Negeri Surabaya

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ID

Documentary abstract — original language

This article examines meaningful participation as a structural mechanism for advancing ecological justice in environmental and forest governance. Exclusionary governance has produced persistent inequalities for Indigenous and rural communities whose participation remains largely procedural. This study analyzes the gap between normative participatory commitments and their substantive implementation across four jurisdictions — Indonesia, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, and the European Union — using a qualitative Systematic Literature Review of peer-reviewed scholarship, legal instruments, and policy documents. Findings reveal significant institutional variation: Indonesia exhibits centralized authority and weak accountability; New Zealand institutionalizes ecological justice through the legal personhood of Te Urewera and the Whanganui River; the United Kingdom demonstrates procedural transparency without redistributive impact; the European Union provides multilevel participatory architecture with uneven equity outcomes. The study argues that meaningful participation requires structural guarantees of recognition, accountability, and empowerment — not procedural inclusion alone — and offers conceptual tools for reforming environmental law in contexts marked by power asymmetries and ecological degradation.

Identifiers

DOI

10.15642/siyar.2026.6.2.270-294

OPENALEX

W7223439840

Documentary context

Documentary family

Scholarship

Source-reported types

article

Jurisdictions studied — explicit sources

GB · ID · NZ

Natural entities mentioned

River · Forest

Entity mentions are not evidence of legal recognition. Jurisdiction studied is separate from author affiliation country.

Sources

OpenAlex · Record 1 · Record 2

• DOI · https://doi.org/10.15642/siyar.2026.6.2.270-294
• OpenAlex · https://openalex.org/W7223439840

Documented bibliographic relations

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