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Environmental Sciences and Humanities Institute (UniFR_ESH Institute)

The UniFR_ESH Institute places a special emphasis on the ethical issues arising from environmental practice and the challenges of the just distribution of environmental burdens - both in research and teaching.

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Adaptation limits as sufficiency entitlements of justice

A new publication by Ivo Wallimann-Helmer and Simon Kräuchi

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DACH Climate Ethics Network

The first DACH Climate Ethics Network meeting took place in Kiel, Germany, from 8-10 January. The aim of the annual network meeting is to promote collaboration in the field of climate ethics, particularly…

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New Master's programmes

The Environmental Sciences and Humanities Institute is pleased to announce two new Master's programmes. In the future, the Institute will also offer the programmes "M.Sc. Major Environmental Humanities…

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Study Programms

The teaching in environmental sciences and humanities conveys interdisciplinary thinking – as a valuable addition to any bachelor major or as a full master program.

Research

Research at the institute scrutinizes environmental challenges and methods for decision-making in the fields of sustainability and climate change from an ethical perspective.