Updates
Find our latest blog posts, events and media appearances below!
Conservation Basic Income in Laikipia, Kenya - a new path towards unlocking and rewarding community-led conservation.
In this blog, Matu Mureithi, Project Coordinator for our Climate Commons Fund in Kenya, shares his reflections from engagement with Il Ngwesi community conservancy - including the role that Cash for Conservation could have in enhancing environmental outcomes.
Global Universal Basic Income: a Role for Blockchain Technology?
In this blog post, member of our Management Board, Emma Gilbert asks: can Blockchain Technology meet the challenges of making global UBI a reality?
Introducing UC4CJ: Unconditional Cash for Climate Justice
Equal Right’s Director for Asia Pacific introduces our new project, UC4CJ, which provide unconditional cash transfers to climate activists in Tuvalu.
The Global Commons Fund: How Sovereign Wealth Funds Can Deliver Climate Justice
Following the release of his new report, Equal Right’s Director for Brazil, Tomás, describes how sovereign wealth funds can be used as a tool for climate justice.
From Bolsa Família to Basic Income: A New Vision for Climate Justice and Social Equity in Brazil
Equal Right’s Director for Brazil Tomás unpacks our new report’s key proposals, from protecting vulnerable communities to rethinking how we finance conservation in Brazil.
Fashion Commons: A Cap-and-Share Model to Tackle the Fashion Industry’s Overproduction Crisis
Read our Cap and Share Policy Competition winner, Clara Tomé’s proposal: Fashion Commons.
LA Wildfires Show Us Why We Need a UBI for Climate Justice
Read our Executive Director Patrick’s op-ed on how the LA Wildfires show us why we need a UBI for climate justice. First featured on Global Center for Climate Justice.
Palau Makes History with Cap and Share Pledge: A Bold Step Forward for Climate Justice
Palau has become the first country to sign Equal Right’s Cap and Share Pledge. Read our Director for Asia Pacific, Zainab’s reflections on this big moment.
Just Transition and Human Rights - Equal Right’s Submission to the United Nations Human Rights Office of the High Commissioner
Read our input into a report by the United Nations Human Rights Office on a Just Transition and Human Rights. The submission outlines how a Basic Income can support a just transition and help realise human rights for all, and details how we can pay for it through a policy like Cap and Share.
COP29 Was a Missed Opportunity: Rethinking Our Path to a Just and Sustainable Future
Read Director for LATAM Carlos’ Op-Ed on the aftermath of COP29 and the opportunity to move towards global solidarity mechanisms ahead of COP30. Originally published in Common Dreams.
How a Global Universal Income Could Help Poverty & the Planet
Read our Executive Director’s Op-Ed on how a global universal income could help extreme poverty. Originally published in Geographical.
Reimagining Conservation Post-Cop16: The Case for a Universal Basic Income
Read Director for LATAM Carlos’ Op-Ed on the need for inclusive conservation strategies in Latin America, and how a UBI could be the answer. Originally published in Common Dreams.