Samenvatting

This discussion contribution focuses on the possibilities and limitations of Environmental Restorative Justice. This new branch of restorative justice raises many questions. Should the restorative justice movement focus on combating environmental pollution? Should victim groups engage in dialogue with CEO strategists of large polluting companies? The author points out that we may be more dependent on civil disobedience, for which Extinction Rebellion is a model. That means conflict intensification. Only after a phase of pressure and coercion, a phase of recovery, peace and healing may come into view. In addition, the author explains that bringing together a collective of victims and local populations who have suffered environmental harm opens the way to an alternative format of restorative justice: a public forum for truth-finding and restoration.