Items tagged:
Equity
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Q&A: How can we achieve 'fairer conservation'?
Now is the time to consider understanding and assessing equity in protected area conservation, says Phil Franks
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Towards a fairer future for conservation
Conservation at a crossroads: Phil Franks explains why conservation must take fairness more seriously
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It's time for the Davos super-rich to pay their fair share
As the rich and powerful gather in Davos, IIED director Camilla Toulmin urges a change in attitudes to taxation to tackle growing inequality
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Seven ways equity can promote success at the UN climate talks
For a new global climate agreement to be truly equitable —and get global buy-in — it must share the burden of adaptation as well as that of mitigation.
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Gender and REDD+
Women from poor, forest-dependent communities play a key role in the management of forests, and yet they are frequently marginalised from decision-making in communities. This is a problem as gender equity is essential for tackling more sustainable forest management, and to achieving the aims of REDD+, which aims to reduce emissions and conserve forests in specific countries.
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The least developed countries, equity, and a brave new world
For the first time, all of the world’s major carbon emitters – including China, the US and India – will be legally bound to a new global climate agreement that reduces emissions. But, HOW?
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G8 summit: A revolutionary agenda
The G8 leaders meet in Northern Ireland on June 17, with the UK in the chair, and trade, tax, and transparency as the text. It’s a revolutionary agenda, if seen through to the end.
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IIED urges G8 to see transparency as critical step on road to accountability
Information alone is not enough. People need to be able to access and use information and this is something the G8 leaders can promote and support in concrete ways.
