Environmental Justice in African Philosophy

Munamato Chemhuru is an Associate Professor of Philosophy in the Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies at Great Zimbabwe University and a Senior Research Associate in Philosophy in the Faculty of Humanities at the University of Johannesburg. Munamato is a Georg Forster Research Fellow under the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation at Katholische Universität Eichstätt-Ingolstadt, Germany (2020-2022).

• Introduction 1. Environmental Ethics in African Philosophy 2. Environmental (in)Justice in Africa: The North – South Challenge 3. Environmental Justice from an African Land Ethic 4. African Relational Environmental Justice 5. African Ecofeminist Environmental Justice 6. Intergenerational Environmental Justice in African Philosophy

"In this book Chemhuru ably articulates the bearing of African philosophies on environmental justice. His book will be essential reading for Africans concerned about how their traditions can motivate and underpin environmental equity, and worldwide for all who seek to discover what can be learned about relations between genders, classes, cultures and generations from the continent where humanity first evolved."Robin Attfield, Professor Emeritus of Philosophy at Cardiff University, Wales, UK."Here comes a resourceful publication on environmental justice with convincing arguments and illustrations on why and how everyone is a stakeholder in the project and must be involved in achieving environmental justice for mankind. It deserves global attention."Lawrence Ogbo Ugwuanyi, Professor of Philosophy, University of Abuja, Nigeria.