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Environmental Governance

Definition(s)

Intragenerational equity is concerned with equity between people of the same generation and aims to assure justice among human beings that are alive today, as reflected in Rio Principle 6, mandating particular priority for the special situation and needs of developing countries, particularly the least developed and those most environmentally vulnerable. (Oxford Handbook of International Environmental Law, chapter 1 - Equity, D. Shelton, 2008)

Hierarchy

Broader: equity

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Spanish
equidad intrageneracional
Arabic
حقوق الملكية ضمن الجيل

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