Equity and Environmental Justice: Setting the Context (in development) - The Nature Record
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This essay examines how structural inequalities—rooted in history and policy—have shaped who has access to nature and who bears the burdens of environmental harm. It calls for a shift in how we define, measure, and deliver equity in environmental decisions, centering justice, community leadership, and systemic change.