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Policy Constraints and Key Drivers for Enhancing Egyptian Agrifood Systems by Salem, Shaban Ali, Dhehibi, Boubaker, M. Oumer, Ali, Abd-Allah, Emman, Souissi, Asma, Akramov, Kamiljon, Baum, Michael

“…In this framework, food security has been one of the most important issues for the Egyptian government following the revolution on the 25th of January 2011, since one of the basic demands of the revolution was achieving food security for Egyptian citizens under the slogan “Bread - Freedom - Social justice”, and the achievement of the dignity of humanity. …”
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Evaluation of agroecology efforts: Impact assessment survey of pro-soil project by Singh, Sonali, Alvi, Muzna, Gupta, Shweta, Krishnan, Smitha, Maliappan, Sudarshan, Kumar, Gopal

“…Here, agroecology is an approach to achieving sustainable agri-food systems, grounded in a set of principles that emphasize the need to work with not against nature, and to achieve social justice by co-creating knowledge, increasing farmer and multi-actor participation and agency in decision-making, while better connecting producers to consumers.…”
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Forest management as political practice: Indian experiences with the accommodation of multiple interests by Baviskar, A.

“…In conclusion, the paper examines the potential within contemporary forest management practices to further the objectives of social justice and ecological sustainability.…”
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More Trees, More Poverty? The Socioeconomic Effects of Tree Plantations in Chile, 2001-2011 by Andersson, K., Lawrence, D., Zavaleta, J., Guariguata, Manuel R.

“…Tree plantations play a controversial role in many nations’ efforts to balance goals for economic development, ecological conservation, and social justice. This paper seeks to contribute to this debate by analyzing the socioeconomic impact of such plantations. …”
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Climate change mitigation and food loss and waste reduction: Exploring the business case by Gromko, Duncan, Abdurasulova, Gulbahar

“…Additional research is needed to assess social justice and equity and to focus on cases that may directly benefit women.…”
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The spatial politics of land policy reform in Myanmar and Laos by Kenney-Lazar, M., Suhardiman, Diana, Hunt, G.

“…In contrast with earlier distributive land reforms, contemporary policies reflect an amalgamation of neoliberal, state territorial, and social justice agendas. This paper demonstrates how land policy changes reflect the spatially extensive and multi-scalar politics of land contestation and control, employing the cases of Myanmar and Laos. …”
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Critiques of digital tools in agriculture: Challenges and opportunities for using digital tools to scale agroecology by smallholders by Shelton, Sadie W., Gehan, Charlotte, Wollenberg, Eva Karoline, Costa, Ciniro, Burns, Sessie A., Rowland, Bailey

“… ◼ Recommendations include: ▪ Govern for an inclusive digital ecosystem & economy ▪ Leverage and expand food, data & social justice movements ▪ Code ethics into digital development…”
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Food systems governance e-course – SHiFT work package 5 evaluation report by Groote, Bram de, Olaerts, Astrid, Herens, Marion C., Dengerink, Just, Namugumya Shenute, Brenda, ten Hove, Hermine

“…The food systems approach is increasingly being used to understand the dynamics of how food is produced and consumed, with an optimal outcome for human health, social justice, economic endeavors, and the preservation of planetary resources. …”
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Climate change and gendered migration patterns in Southern Africa: A review by Nzima, Divane, Maviza, Gracsious

“…Consistent with the social equity framework, they focus on how the persistent challenge of climate change continues to influence gendered migration patterns in Southern Africa and whether efforts to address this have upheld the principles of social justice. Considering the foregoing and given that most societies in Southern Africa heavily depend on rain-fed subsistence agriculture for livelihoods, and women take on the responsibility of agricultural production to provide for their families, climate change would inevitably have gendered impacts on livelihoods. …”
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The Salween River as a transboundary commons: fragmented collective action, hybrid governance and power by Suhardiman, Diana, Middleton, C.

“…In the context of highly asymmetrical power relations throughout the basin, and the absence of an intergovernmental agreement to date, we argue that hybrid networks of state and non-state actors could be strategically engaged to connect parallel and fragmented decision-making landscapes with a goal of inclusively institutionalising the transboundary commons and maintaining connected local commons throughout the basin, foregrounding a concern for ecological and social justice.…”
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Ideology, social theory, and the environment by Sunderlin, William D.

“…Sunderlin argues that laying the foundation for a livable world involves giving conscious and dedicated attention to the core tenets of all three political traditions: action against class inequality and advocacy of social justice within and among countries; reformation of laws and policies emanating from the halls of power and technological innovation in centers of research; and wholesale cultural change and promotion of individual initiative, responsibility, and creativity.…”
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Benefit sharing in Mekong Region hydropower: whose benefits count? by Suhardiman, Diana, Wichelns, Dennis, Lebel, L., Senaratna Sellamuttu, Sonali

“…We argue that while benefit sharing provides an entry point for placing the current debate on hydropower development within the perspective of social justice, better understanding of governance structures and processes is needed. …”
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Agricultural technology evaluation: some considerations by Wortmann, Charles S.

“…The probable effect of the technology on social justice, or equity, for poor consumers, poor farmers, rural poor and future generations merits consideration. …”
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Conservation and “land grabbing” in rangelands: Part of the problem or part of the solution? by Ykhanbai, H., Garg, R., Singh, A., Moiko, Stephen S., Beyene, C.E., Roe, D., Nelson, F., Blomley, T., Flintan, Fiona E.

“…There is a potential opportunity here for greater collaboration between conservation interests, and local communities’ land rights interests with their supporters amongst human rights and social justice movements. This Issue Paper documents experiences from the rangelands of Mongolia, Kenya, India, Ethiopia, and other countries, which were presented at a Conference on Conservation and Land Grabbing held in London in 2013.…”
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Agroecological approach to farming for sustainable development: The Indian scenario by Bisht, Ishwari Singh, Rana, Jai Chand, Jones, Sarah K., Estrada-Carmona, Natalia, Yadav, Rashmi

“…Agroecology is the application of ecological principles to agricultural systems and practices and the application of social justice principles to whole food systems. Agroecological farming, an unfamiliar concept to those who treat agriculture and ecology as separate subjects, refers to farming for producing food, employment and economic benefits in addition to cultural, social and environmental services and ben- efits. …”
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In- and exclusion in urban food governance: Exploring networks and power in the city of Almere by Brons, Anke, Oosterveer, Peter, Wertheim-Heck, Sigrid C.O.

“…Facing challenges on participation and social justice, questions arise on how inclusive urban food governance is in practice. …”
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Assessing women's empowerment in agricultural research by Elias, Marlène, Cole, Steven M., Quisumbing, Agnes R., Valencia, Ana Maria Paez, Meinzen-Dick, Ruth S., Twyman, Jennifer

“…Batliwala (2007) traces its equivalents back several hundred years and across geographies in struggles for social justice. Feminists brought the concept of women’s empowerment to the 1995 Fourth World Conference on Women in Beijing, where it gained traction, with the Beijing Declaration referring to “enhancing further the advancement and empowerment of women all over the world” (UN 1995, 7). …”
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Recent experience in collaborative forest management: a review paper by Carter, J., Gronow, J.

“…Due to entrenched power structures within both government institutions and communities, it is not easy to promote social justice and sustainable livelihoods through CFM. …”
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Rights-based approaches: Exploring issues and opportunities for conservation by Campese, J., Sunderland, Terry C.H., Greiber, T., Oviedo, G.

“…‘Rights-based approaches’ (RBAs) to conservation are a promising way forward, but also raise a myriad of new challenges and questions, including what such approaches are, when and how they can be put into practice, and what their implications are for conservation.This volume gives an overview of key issues and questions in RBA. Rights and social justice related policies of major international organisations are reviewed. …”
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The goats are my friends, my children, my everything! : a study of remote farmers and farm workers in Botswana and their attitudes to their goats by Arvidsson, Anna

“…Overall, this study shows that it is crucial to critically evaluate the social processes involved in goat production in order to improve social justice among humans and improve animal welfare among goats.…”