UDTR Global Rights of Nature Radar

Equity and justice should underpin the discourse on tipping points

Identification

Public canonical key

doi:10.5194/esd-15-341-2024

Authors

Laura Maureen Pereira · Ignacio Gianelli · Therezah Achieng · Diva J. Amon · Sally A. Archibald · Suchinta Arif · Azucena Castro · Tapiwa Prosper Chimbadzwa · Kaera Coetzer · Tracy-Lynn Field · Odirilwe Selomane · Nadia Sitas · Nicola Stevens · Sebastián Villasante · Mohammed Armani · Duncan M. Kimuyu · Ibukun Jacob Adewumi · Ashish Ghadiali · David O. Obura · Patricia Fernanda Pinho · Felipe Roa-Clavijo · Juan Rocha · U. Rashid Sumaila

Reported year

2024

Reported language

en

Source type

article

First detected

2026-11-09T19:18:08.286845+00:00

Last metadata observation

2026-11-09T19:18:08.286845+00:00

Last HTTP verification

Not checked

Institutions reported by the source

Climate and Development Knowledge Network · Coastal Oceans Research and Development in the Indian Ocean · Dalhousie University · Harare Central Hospital · Karatina University · Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology · Stanford University · Stellenbosch University · Stockholm Resilience Centre · Stockholm University · UNSW Sydney · Universidad de Los Andes · Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP) · Universidade de Santiago de Compostela · University of British Columbia · University of California, Santa Barbara · University of Exeter · University of Oxford · University of Pretoria · University of Wollongong · University of the Witwatersrand

Documentary abstract — original language

Abstract. Radical and quick transformations towards sustainability have winners and losers, with equity and justice embedded to a greater or a lesser extent. According to research, only the wealthiest 1–4 % of the global population will radically need to change their consumption, behaviours, societal values and beliefs in order to make space for an equitable and sustainable future for nature and people. However, narratives around many ‘positive’ tipping points, such as the energy transition, do not take into account the entire spectrum of impacts the proposed alternatives could have or still rely on narratives that maintain current unsustainable behaviours and marginalise many people. One such example is the move from petrol-based to electric vehicles. An energy transition that remains based on natural resource inputs from the Global South must be unpacked with an equity and justice lens to understand the “true cost” of this transition. Another is the role of ‘nature-based solutions’ to address climate resilience, where ‘nature’ in some parts of the world needs to be maintained as an offset for the continued lifestyles of the wealthy, usually in different parts of the world from where this nature is supposed to be maintained. There are two arguments why a critical engagement with these and other similar proposals needs to be made. First, the idea of transitioning through a substitution (e.g., of fuel), whilst maintaining the system structure (e.g., of private vehicles) may not necessarily be conceived as the kind of radical transformation being called for by global scientific or governmental bodies like the IPCC and IPBES. Secondly, and probably more importantly, the question of positive for whom, and positive where must be considered. In this paper, we unpack these narratives in the context of what they mean for the idea of positive tipping points using a critical decolonial view from the South.

Identifiers

OPENALEX

W4393989195

DOI

10.5194/esd-15-341-2024

Documentary context

Documentary family

Scholarship

Source-reported types

article

Entity mentions are not evidence of legal recognition. Jurisdiction studied is separate from author affiliation country.

Sources

OpenAlex · Record 1 · Record 2

• DOI · https://doi.org/10.5194/esd-15-341-2024
• OpenAlex · https://openalex.org/W4393989195

Documented bibliographic relations

Source-declared references and links; they do not establish legal support or UGLC qualification. Up to 20 outgoing references are displayed.

• openalex:w1491183804 · CITES
• openalex:w1560630840 · CITES
• openalex:w1563338469 · CITES
• Constructing the Rights of Nature: Constitutional Reform, Mobilization, and Environmental Protection in Ecuador · CITES
• openalex:w1971625691 · CITES
• openalex:w1994782789 · CITES
• openalex:w1995910728 · CITES
• openalex:w2008688998 · CITES
• openalex:w2015375033 · CITES
• The rights of nature in Ecuador: the making of an idea · CITES
• openalex:w2019297372 · CITES
• openalex:w2033838842 · CITES
• openalex:w2039240066 · CITES
• openalex:w2041024465 · CITES
• openalex:w2042912810 · CITES
• openalex:w2046267542 · CITES
• openalex:w2048518869 · CITES
• openalex:w2056452203 · CITES
• openalex:w2067253669 · CITES
• openalex:w2073141004 · CITES

0 incoming references within the detected corpus

Documentary status

Detected scholarly publication

Library

This identity is not yet included in the Legal Library.