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    Equity & Governance
    Regions
    Africa
    14 Resources for
    Equity & Governance
    News
    January 22, 2021

    STATEMENT: Escazú Agreement Moves A Big Step Closer to Making the World Safer for Environmental Defenders

    • human rights
    • land rights
    • Indigenous Peoples & Local Communities
    • human rights
    • land rights
    • Indigenous Peoples & Local Communities
    Equity & Governance
    Asia
    Insights
    April 24, 2017

    The Man Who Stopped the Mine. Q&A with Prafulla Samantara, 2017 Goldman Environmental Prize Winner

    • environmental democracy
    • environmental justice
    • extractive industries
    • human rights
    • natural resources
    • Indigenous Peoples & Local Communities
    Prafulla Samantara, 2017 Goldman Environmental Prize winner. Photo by Goldman Environmental Foundation
    • environmental democracy
    • environmental justice
    • extractive industries
    • human rights
    • natural resources
    • Indigenous Peoples & Local Communities
    Equity & Governance
    Insights
    December 19, 2016

    The Future of Open Government

    • environmental democracy
    • human rights
    • public participation
    Open Government Partnership Global Summit in Paris, France.
    • environmental democracy
    • human rights
    • public participation
    Equity & Governance
    Insights
    December 16, 2016

    From Paris Agreement to Paris Declaration: Open Government’s Climate Action Role

    • environmental democracy
    • human rights
    • public participation
    Young girl walks across a makeshift bridge in Pakistan
    • environmental democracy
    • human rights
    • public participation
    Equity & Governance
    Latin America North America
    Insights
    December 9, 2016

    Localizing Open Government Reforms

    • Cities
    • environmental democracy
    • environmental justice
    • human rights
    Cícero Pompeu de Toledo stadium
    • Cities
    • environmental democracy
    • environmental justice
    • human rights
    Equity & Governance
    Asia North America
    Insights
    May 10, 2016

    Environmental Justice and Democracy Failures at the Heart of Flint’s Water Crisis

    • Equity & Governance
    • Freshwater
    • environmental democracy
    • environmental justice
    • human rights
    • Water Quality
    • water risk
    Water plant in Flint, Mich.
    • Equity & Governance
    • Freshwater
    • environmental democracy
    • environmental justice
    • human rights
    • Water Quality
    • water risk
    Equity & Governance
    Insights
    October 20, 2015

    Protect Wildlife, Save Oceans and Reduce Civic Unrest—With Data

    • Ocean
    • Forests
    • Freshwater
    • data
    • environmental democracy
    • low carbon development
    Global Fishing Watch uses satellite data to track fishing vessels around the world in near-real time. Image by Global Fishing Watch
    • Ocean
    • Forests
    • Freshwater
    • data
    • environmental democracy
    • low carbon development
    Equity & Governance
    Insights
    August 18, 2015

    4 Real-World Challenges to Environmental Democracy

    • environmental democracy
    • environmental justice
    • human rights
    • public participation
    Outdoor air pollution caused the deaths of 3.7 million people under the age of 60 worldwide in 2012. Photo by Leo Fung/Flickr.
    • environmental democracy
    • environmental justice
    • human rights
    • public participation
    Equity & Governance
    Insights
    May 20, 2015

    The Best and Worst Countries for Environmental Democracy

    • environmental democracy
    • environmental justice
    • human rights
    • public participation
    A community meeting in Ghana. Photo by waterdotorg/Flickr
    • environmental democracy
    • environmental justice
    • human rights
    • public participation
    Equity & Governance
    News
    May 20, 2015

    RELEASE: Major New Index Ranks Environmental Democracy in 70 Countries

    • environmental democracy
    • public participation
    • environmental democracy
    • public participation
    Equity & Governance
    News
    May 13, 2015

    ADVISORY: Launch of New Online Index to Measure Environmental Democracy

    • environmental democracy
    • environmental justice
    • environmental democracy
    • environmental justice
    Equity & Governance
    Insights
    December 23, 2014

    3 Opportunities to Expand Environmental Democracy

    • environmental democracy
    • environmental justice
    A team of researchers in North Kalimantan, Indonesia. Photo by Douglas Sheil/Center for International Forestry Research
    • environmental democracy
    • environmental justice
    Forests
    Insights
    December 22, 2014

    Crossing the Digital Divide to Protect the Environment

    • Forests
    Internet access issues—including if and how communities can get online—hold huge implications for the uptake of digital tools.Photo by 世書 名付/ Flickr.
    • Forests
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