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    Equity human rights
    Equity
    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
    Asia Africa Latin America
    Insights
    March 18, 2015

    3 Ways to Tackle the Global Problem of Insecure Land Rights

    • Equity
    • Forests
    • human rights
    • land rights
    • natural resources
    • Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities
    When land rights are weak, indigenous peoples can lose access to critical resources like forests. Photo by rbairdpccam/Flickr
    • Equity
    • Forests
    • human rights
    • land rights
    • natural resources
    • Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities
    Finance
    Insights
    December 9, 2014

    Building Climate Equity and International Consensus from the Ground Up

    • Climate
    • International Climate Action
    • Energy
    • COP20
    • Climate Equity
    • development
    • Climate Resilience
    • climate finance
    • Equity
    • human rights
    • UNFCCC
    Scaling up renewable energy access; government installed solar energy in Sumba island, Indonesia. Photo by Asia Development Bank/Flickr.
    • Climate
    • International Climate Action
    • Energy
    • COP20
    • Climate Equity
    • development
    • Climate Resilience
    • climate finance
    • Equity
    • human rights
    • UNFCCC
    Equity
    Latin America
    Insights
    November 20, 2014

    New Tool Reveals How Jamaica’s Development Projects Impact People and Planet

    • environmental democracy
    • human rights
    • protected areas
    • public participation
    Cataboo, Saint Elizabeth, Jamaica. Photo by Sergel Mutovkin/Flickr
    • environmental democracy
    • human rights
    • protected areas
    • public participation
    Climate
    Latin America
    Insights
    November 14, 2014

    Nicaragua’s Indigenous Peoples Protect their Forests Even Without Government Support

    • Forests
    • Equity
    • deforestation
    • human rights
    • land rights
    Nicaragua's government recognizes 49 percent of the country's forests as community forests--but it wasn't always this way. Photo credit: Lon&Queta, Flickr
    • Forests
    • Equity
    • deforestation
    • human rights
    • land rights
    Equity
    Latin America
    Insights
    September 19, 2014

    Ecuador Shows Why Communities and the Climate Need Strong Forest Rights

    • Climate
    • Forests
    • deforestation
    • climate change
    • extractive industries
    • human rights
    • land rights
    • fossil fuels
    The impacts of oil extraction in Ecuador show why secure community forest rights are necessary to protect livelihoods and the environment. Photo credit: Tomas Munita, CIFOR
    • Climate
    • Forests
    • deforestation
    • climate change
    • extractive industries
    • human rights
    • land rights
    • fossil fuels
    Equity
    Asia Africa Latin America
    Data
    July 23, 2014

    Infographic: Securing Rights, Combating Climate Change

    • Climate
    • Forests
    • deforestation
    • climate change
    • human rights
    • Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities
    • land rights
    • Climate
    • Forests
    • deforestation
    • climate change
    • human rights
    • Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities
    • land rights
    Equity
    Research
    April 21, 2014

    Striking the Balance

    Equity
    Insights
    November 21, 2013

    Open Government Partnership: It’s Time for Deeper Engagement with the Environment Sector

    • environmental democracy
    • environmental justice
    • human rights
    A water irrigation project in Tamil Nadu, India. Photo credit: Michael Foley, Flickr
    • environmental democracy
    • environmental justice
    • human rights
    Equity
    Asia
    Insights
    May 9, 2013

    New Jakarta Declaration Aims to Strengthen Rights to Environmental Information in Asia

    • Equity
    • environmental democracy
    • freedom of information
    • human rights
    • pollution
    • public participation
    • Equity
    • environmental democracy
    • freedom of information
    • human rights
    • pollution
    • public participation
    Equity
    Insights
    February 11, 2013

    A Time for Leadership on Climate Justice

    • Climate
    • International Climate Action
    • Climate Equity
    • climate change
    • Equity
    • human rights
    • poverty
    • UNFCCC
    • Climate Resilience
    • Climate
    • International Climate Action
    • Climate Equity
    • climate change
    • Equity
    • human rights
    • poverty
    • UNFCCC
    • Climate Resilience
    Equity
    Data
    August 28, 2008

    Traditions and Intersections Of An Access Movement

    • environmental democracy
    • human rights
    • public participation
    • environmental democracy
    • human rights
    • public participation

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