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Nature's Paradox: Stepping Stone or Millstone?

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dc.contributor.authorDamania, Richard
dc.contributor.authorEbadi, Ebad
dc.contributor.authorMayr, Kentaro
dc.contributor.authorRentschler, Jun
dc.contributor.authorRuss, Jason
dc.contributor.authorZaveri, Esha
dc.date.accessioned2025-01-06T15:16:30Z
dc.date.available2025-01-06T15:16:30Z
dc.date.issued2025-05-13
dc.description.abstractThis report is about the intersection of two major crises of the 21st century—the sustainability crisis and the social exclusion and inequality crisis. The world is facing massive environmental degradation. Some of these challenges—including climate change, ecosystem collapse, and ocean acidification—represent global existential threats. Others, such as air pollution, water pollution, and land degradation, inflict significant costs on local populations. These environmental challenges are a byproduct of unsustainable practices in the pursuit of economic growth. And while this growth has raised living standards around the world, and lifted billions out of poverty, not all countries or peoples have benefited equally. The research presented in this report focuses on the interaction between social exclusion and natural capital—the world’s stock of natural resources and environmental assets, which include soil, water, and air. It seeks to determine how socially excluded populations fit into their wider environment, asking whether their lands are in less productive geographies, they endure disproportionately higher levels of pollution, their usage patterns of natural capital lead to more rapid depletion, they are systematically denied equivalent access to the environmental amenities and natural resources they need for a decent life on a livable planet, and so on.
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/42610
dc.identifier.isbn978-1-4648-2164-6
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/42610
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherWashington, DC: World Bank
dc.rightsCC BY-NC 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/igo
dc.subjectCLIMATE ACTION
dc.subjectENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION
dc.subjectECOSYSTEM COLLAPSE
dc.subjectSOCIAL EXCLUSION
dc.subjectINEQUALITY CRISIS
dc.titleNature's Paradoxen
dc.title.subtitleStepping Stone or Millstone?
dc.typeBook
dspace.entity.typePublication
okr.date.disclosure2025-05-13
okr.date.doiregistration2025-05-14T02:17:03.876119Z
okr.doctypePublications & Research
okr.doctypePublications & Research::Publication
okr.identifier.docmid881535
okr.region.geographicalWorld
okr.region.geographicalWorld
okr.topicEnvironment::Climate Change Impacts
okr.topicEnvironment::Climate Change and Environment
okr.topicPoverty Reduction::Inequality
okr.topicSocial Development::Social Inclusion & Institutions
okr.unitSustainable Development Practice
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