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    Africa environmental democracy united nations
    Equity
    Africa
    Insights
    July 24, 2015

    Addis Ababa Agenda: Bold Sustainable Development Vision to Be Backed Up by Action

    • low carbon development
    • sustainable development goals
    • united nations
    Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Photo by Henrik Berger Jørgensen/Flickr.
    • low carbon development
    • sustainable development goals
    • united nations
    Equity
    Africa
    Insights
    March 5, 2015

    Q&A with Alda Salomao: Natural Gas Project Threatens Community Land in Mozambique

    • environmental democracy
    • land rights
    • fossil fuels
    • natural resources
    Rural women on their way to the market. Photo by Ton Rulkens/Flickr
    • environmental democracy
    • land rights
    • fossil fuels
    • natural resources
    Equity
    Asia Africa Latin America
    Insights
    August 1, 2014

    Why Community Land Rights Belong in the Sustainable Development Goals

    • Equity
    • International Climate Action
    • land rights
    • low carbon development
    • sustainable development goals
    • united nations
    The proposed Sustainable Development Goals leave out a critical component of improving rural livelihoods—securing community land rights. Photo credit: Jane Boles, Flickr
    • Equity
    • International Climate Action
    • land rights
    • low carbon development
    • sustainable development goals
    • united nations
    Equity
    Africa
    Insights
    May 12, 2014

    What Will it Take to End the “Resource Curses?”

    • environmental democracy
    • extractive industries
    • natural resources
    • fossil fuels
    • environmental justice
    • land rights
    Chad's oil fields continue to leach chemicals, create air pollution, and degrade Lake Chad. Photo credit: Carsen ten Brink, Flickr
    • environmental democracy
    • extractive industries
    • natural resources
    • fossil fuels
    • environmental justice
    • land rights
    Equity
    Africa
    Insights
    January 14, 2014

    New Map Documents Natural Resource Rights in Sub-Saharan Africa

    • development
    • environmental democracy
    • extractive industries
    • land rights
    • Water
    A farmer stands amidst a rice farm in Burundi, Africa. Photo Credit: Flickr/IRRI Images
    • development
    • environmental democracy
    • extractive industries
    • land rights
    • Water
    Equity
    Africa
    Insights
    November 15, 2013

    Shedding Light on Land Tenure in Africa

    • environmental democracy
    • environmental democracy
    Equity
    Asia Africa Latin America North America Europe
    Insights
    September 23, 2013

    Global Efforts to Tackle Poverty and Climate Change Must Come Together

    • Climate
    • Food
    • climate change
    • Equity
    • poverty
    • low carbon development
    • sustainable development goals
    • united nations
    This week, UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon will address two of the most pressing challenges of our time: poverty and climate change. Photo credit: M. DeFreese/CIMMYT
    • Climate
    • Food
    • climate change
    • Equity
    • poverty
    • low carbon development
    • sustainable development goals
    • united nations
    Equity
    Africa
    Insights
    July 16, 2013

    Strengthening Cameroon’s Forest Governance: 3 Key Challenges for Cameroon’s REDD+ Process

    • Climate
    • Forests
    • environmental democracy
    • public participation
    • deforestation
    • Climate
    • Forests
    • environmental democracy
    • public participation
    • deforestation
    Equity
    Africa North America
    Insights
    June 13, 2013

    Ending the "Resource Curse": Canada Commits to Make Mining More Transparent

    • Business
    • environmental democracy
    • extractive industries
    • natural resources
    • Business
    • environmental democracy
    • extractive industries
    • natural resources
    Equity
    Africa
    Insights
    May 31, 2013

    Improving Freedom of Information in Uganda

    • Equity
    • environmental democracy
    • extractive industries
    • freedom of information
    • fossil fuels
    • public participation
    • Equity
    • environmental democracy
    • extractive industries
    • freedom of information
    • fossil fuels
    • public participation
    Equity
    Africa
    Research
    January 24, 2011

    Avoiding the Resource Curse

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