The Law's Critical Role in Developing Human-Environment Relationships after COVID-19 Pandemic (A Study of Ecofeminism)

The relationship between humans and the environment has managed to evolve throughout history. This relationship can be seen in both how people interact with nature and in the environmental laws they pass. These two things demonstrate how humans rule the environment. The COVID-19 pandemic has become one of the catalysts for rethinking the human-nature relationship and the impact of human dominance on the environment. Ecofeminism has emerged as a viable theory for combating this dominance. The historical development of environmental law as well as ecofeminism studies on the significance of environmental law will be examined in this study. This research is historically and philosophically oriented normative and qualitative jurisprudential research. The findings show that environmental law has developed over time in three distinct periods: traditional, modern, and post-modern. Three laws have been used to address environmental issues throughout Indonesia's history of environmental law development. Despite government efforts to uphold the framework of environmental law based on the idea of anthropocentrism, there are global environmental problems. The study of Ecofeminism and the urgent need for environmental laws that emphasize balance and combat human dominance of the environment must be built upon after the COVID-19 Pandemic. According to Ecofeminism, every legislature must establish this human-environmental relationship in order to end human dominance that endangers the environment. © 2023 WITPress. All rights reserved.

Responding to crises: rewilding accounting education for the Anthropocene

PurposeResponding to COVID-19, this conceptual paper uses rewilding to interrupt anthropocentric and human/nature dualist properties of accounting education. Through rewilding accounting education, informed by posthumanist and ecofeminist thought, this paper aims to develop an accounting pedagogy that shapes greater ecocentric narratives. Accounting educators can contribute to addressing crises by evolving new pedagogies that radically transform the education of future accounting professionals.Design/methodology/approachThe authors take a critical stance in analysing the human-centred accounting education model. They explore how this model can be reimagined through rewilding accounting education, resulting in learning interventions that foster an understanding of intrinsic value, complexity of systems and collective disposition with all species and the natural world.FindingsRewilding learning interventions embed an ecocentric approach in accounting curricula design to extend beyond a human focus. Rewilding learning interventions practically explored with application to accounting include learning with and from nature, Indigenous knowledge perspectives, play as a common language and empathy as a dialogical bridge.Social implicationsThe authors present an accounting pedagogy that fosters among accounting students and educators a relational orientation and ecological consciousness that encompasses compassion and openness to others, including non-human species and nature. This will ensure that accounting graduates are better prepared for addressing future crises that stem from our disconnect with nature.Originality/valueThis paper adds to limited research investigating accounting and the Anthropocene. Investigations into the Anthropocene's human-centred discourse in accounting education are vital to respond adequately to crises. This paper extends social and environmental accounting education literature to encompass less anthropocentric discourse and greater relational learning.

Editorial Introduction

What is there to say during these tumultuous times? Over the last year, in each introduction I've written for an issue of Feminist Formations, it seems there are new crises and violences to contend with. Living through a deadly global pandemic, we have sustained so many losses. At the time of this writing, COVID cases in India have overwhelmed the healthcare system, particularly in rural areas. There is a desperate shortage of hospital beds, antiviral drugs, vaccines, and even oxygen to treat the rising number of patients. In the US, anti-Asian violence has increased exponentially, evidenced by the recent shootings of six Asian American women in Atlanta. In many parts of the country, violence against Asians has specifically targeted Asian elders and women. Police violence against Black, Latinx, and Indigenous communities continues, and while many felt relief over the recent guilty verdict of Derek Chauvin in the murder of George Floyd, we also must contend with the fact that fewer than 5 percent of police who commit acts of violence against BIPOC communities are ever held responsible. And in Gaza, Palestinian people continue to experience state and settler-colonial violence from the Israeli government, with more than 145 Palestinians—including forty-one children—killed by Israeli bombing raids this month, and nearly a thousand Palestinians wounded. We are reminded that what is happening in Palestine is a feminist issue.

The Role of Theatre with Eco-feminist Approach in Combating COVID Pandemic

The present COVID-19 pandemic disaster has brought new challenges to women and shown why the environment needs more benevolent treatment. This study argues that Eco-feminism prescribes an effective way to mitigate the problems of women and the environment, by addressing the two problems together. As Eco-feminism is an activist movement, awareness about its core ideas is essential for its successful implementation. This study explores the tribal (Santhal) population in the village 'Baragora' situated at the Purulia District in the State of West Bengal, India, to investigate the effectiveness of theatre as a medium for creating awareness about the core ideas of Eco-feminism. On the basis of some simple statistical analysis, it observes that there exists an overwhelming preference towards theatre for creating awareness irrespective of gender and irrespective of existing concepts about the core ideas of Eco-feminism. Theatre can promote the core ideas about eco-feminism, as an important tool for tackling the COVID-19 situation present and forthcoming. © 2021 Shaikh Ahmad Hassan School of Law. All right reserved.

Responding to crises: rewilding accounting education for the Anthropocene

Purpose: Responding to COVID-19, this conceptual paper uses rewilding to interrupt anthropocentric and human/nature dualist properties of accounting education. Through rewilding accounting education, informed by posthumanist and ecofeminist thought, this paper aims to develop an accounting pedagogy that shapes greater ecocentric narratives. Accounting educators can contribute to addressing crises by evolving new pedagogies that radically transform the education of future accounting professionals. Design/methodology/approach: The authors take a critical stance in analysing the human-centred accounting education model. They explore how this model can be reimagined through rewilding accounting education, resulting in learning interventions that foster an understanding of intrinsic value, complexity of systems and collective disposition with all species and the natural world. Findings: Rewilding learning interventions embed an ecocentric approach in accounting curricula design to extend beyond a human focus. Rewilding learning interventions practically explored with application to accounting include learning with and from nature, Indigenous knowledge perspectives, play as a common language and empathy as a dialogical bridge. Social implications: The authors present an accounting pedagogy that fosters among accounting students and educators a relational orientation and ecological consciousness that encompasses compassion and openness to others, including non-human species and nature. This will ensure that accounting graduates are better prepared for addressing future crises that stem from our disconnect with nature. Originality/value: This paper adds to limited research investigating accounting and the Anthropocene. Investigations into the Anthropocene’s human-centred discourse in accounting education are vital to respond adequately to crises. This paper extends social and environmental accounting education literature to encompass less anthropocentric discourse and greater relational learning. © 2022, Emerald Publishing Limited.

Re-thinking sustainability and food in tourism.

•The sustainability of food tourism is limited and new ways of thinking are needed.•Considerations about food tourism in relation to animal ethics and sustainability are interconnected.•An extensive use of animal-derived food in tourism is in conflict with SDG3 and SDG13.