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🎥 Watch Patrick Brown, Executive Director of Equal Right, as he speaks during the launch of the Climate Commons Fund in Il Ngwesi Conservancy, Kenya. #ClimateCommonsFund #CashForConservation #ClimateJustice #ClimateFinance #CommunityWealth #Conservation

Equal Right is in Il Ngwesi Conservancy, Laikipia, for the launch of the Climate Commons Fund. Milestones: 📜 Constitution signed 🤝 Climate Commons Committee established 💚 First community draw with lump-sum winners selected Community ownership. Unconditional payments. Long-term wealth.

Today, our Executive Director, Dr Patrick Brown, visited the AGNES Nairobi office for discussions on advancing Cash for Conservation across Africa. The conversation explored how stronger partnerships, evidence and policy engagement can help turn innovative climate finance into practical action.

"Isn't this just welfare?" "Won't it create dependency?" "What happens when the money runs out?" We've answered the seven questions we hear most about the Climate Commons Fund. No spin. Just the model. #BasicIncome #ClimateCommonsFund #ClimateFinance

What if the best way to protect nature is to invest in the people who protect it? That's the idea behind the Climate Commons Fund: direct, unconditional cash that strengthens communities and helps nature thrive. #ClimateJustice #ClimateFinance #BasicIncome

What if climate finance kept paying long after the project ended? That is the idea behind the Climate Commons Fund. One unconditional cash transfer becomes a permanent Conservation Dividend that grows as climate finance increases and ecosystems recover. #ClimateFinance #ClimateJustice

Yesterday we shared a preview. Today we dive deeper. We explain how the Climate Commons Fund works and why this first-of-its-kind model could transform conservation finance by putting communities at its centre. We'd love to hear your questions, ideas, and biggest takeaways.

Putting money in the hands of the people protecting the land. 🌿 The story behind how that happens might change the way you think about conservation. The full story is waiting: 1. www.equalright.org/climate-comm... 2. tinyurl.com/mu968yec

Today, Equal Right, together with 100 UK NGO leaders, has called on the Prime Minister to address the decision to shift £400 million away from international climate finance to cap the UK’s bus fares. Want the full story? Find the full statement here: tinyurl.com/2e98wh2d

🌍 On Friday, 24 July, we launched the "UBI and a Wellbeing Economy: A Proposal for Ireland" with Feasta. Our ED Patrick Brown made the case for bringing global evidence together with Irish reality, backed by practical financing pathways. Full paper below: 📄https://tinyurl.com/4wjy8se8

🌍 Could Ireland lead Europe on Universal Basic Income? Join Equal Right's Patrick Brown & Feasta's Caroline Whyte on Fri 24 July, 1 pm IST, for the launch of a new UBI + Wellbeing Economy paper. Register: us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi... #UBI #WellbeingEconomy

We are proud to have been selected as a finalist! This opportunity recognises our work as part of a global cohort of 89 initiatives across 44 countries advancing locally led solutions that strengthen communities, protect ecosystems, and build a more resilient future. Explore: tinyurl.com/5n8u7k8v

We're delighted to be launching a new paper on Universal Basic Income and a Wellbeing Economy on July 24 at 1pm Irish time. Produced by Feasta and @equalrightorg.bsky.social , with support from @envpillar.bsky.social and bsky.app/profile/dept.... Find out more at tinyurl.com/5n9b69wy.

🌍 Equal Right is at London Climate Action Week! As climate impacts intensify across the world, climate justice matters more than ever. If you're at LCAW and would like to connect, grab a coffee, or discuss opportunities for collaboration, we'd love to hear from you. #LCAW #ClimateJustice

Who should benefit from the wealth created by AI? Dr. Patrick Brown explores how an AI Commons Fund could help deliver Universal Basic Income by ensuring that the economic gains from AI are shared more broadly across society. Read the Blog - www.equalright.org/updates/how-...

Our advisor Matu Mureithi explores how the Safaricom Lewa Safari Marathon has become a powerful model for linking conservation, community development, and sustainable livelihoods. Read the blog here- lnkd.in/g7EqZuWA

AI is creating immense wealth, but who benefits? In this blog, Zainab Bie explores why tech companies must support Universal Basic Income in the age of automation and AI-driven layoffs. - www.equalright.org/updates/why-...

Check out our latest blog by Christine Wainaina, where she explores how war and climate change are deeply interconnected challenges and explores why Universal Basic Income could be key to resilience and economic security. Read the blog here : www.equalright.org/updates/war-...

The future of AI must be JUST. That starts with redistribution. Join more than 500 voices calling for Universal Basic Income (UBI) as a non-negotiable pillar of an equitable hashtag#AI future. Sign here: actionnetwork.org/petitions/th...

A Universal Basic Income can deliver a just transition away from Fossil fuels. Check our latest blog to learn more: lnkd.in/dUgNbbEG At the Transition Away from Fossil Fuels Conference in Santa Marta? 📩 Reach out to us to connect on the ground.

On the ground at #GSIS2026 🌴 Our ED Dr. Patrick Brown met leaders and experts to advance our work on #ClimateJustice & the South Pacific Climate Justice Fund 💸🌊 #GSIS2026 #IslandInnovation #ClimateJustice #JustTransition #EqualRight #UCTs #SIDS #ClimateAction #BasicIncome

Our Executive Director, Dr. Patrick Brown, is on the ground at the Global Sustainable Islands Summit (#GSIS2026) in Gran Canaria! 📍In Gran Canaria? Connect with Patrick at patrick@equalright.org to talk cash, climate, and just transitions.

Equal Right is headed to the Global Sustainable Islands Summit 2026 in Gran Canaria next week! If you're at #GSIS2026, connect with our Executive Director Dr Patrick Brown (patrick@equalright.org) in person.

Last week, Equal Right joined food producers, campaigners & policymakers at the Feeding Ourselves conference in Ireland. Our ED Patrick Brown moderated a vital panel on how #BasicIncome can support food sovereignty & climate justice.

Our Executive Director Patrick Brown gave a guest lecture at @UniofBath, diving deep into global climate governance and the broken COP process. Big thanks to Prof. Neil Howard for the invite! Let’s keep reimagining what climate leadership can look like. #ClimateJustice

100+ delegates joined us to discuss how carbon pricing in waste can work in practice. Key takeaway:it only works if it is fair! Under Cap and Share, polluters pay and revenues go back to people as climate dividends and adaptation support. Climate policy must return value to people!

Equal Right was honoured to speak at the 2026 EUMANS Congress in Paris, making the case for direct, redistributive climate finance through Universal Basic Income. #ClimateJustice #CapAndShare

Donate to the Climate Justice Coalition’s crowdfunder! As the rise of the far right threatens our lives and planet, it’s more important than ever we support organisations working to connect communities, groups and movements. Chip in here 👇 www.gofundme.com/f/donate-to-...

🎄✨ Merry Christmas from all of us at Equal Right! ✨🎄 As 2025 comes to a close, we’re taking a moment to pause, reflect, and celebrate this year of bold steps and shared victories in the fight for climate justice. Wishing you rest, renewal, and warmth this festive season. 💛🌍

When negotiations fall short, communities rise. 🌍 In our latest blog, Clara Tomé shares powerful reflections from COP30 in Belém, where people, not processes, led the most urgent calls for climate justice. 🔗 Read it here: www.equalright.org/updates/when...

Read our latest article featured at Global NYT, Denmark. “Limit what destroys our climate, let the polluter pay, and share the benefits between all of us.” The Cap and Share model offers a bold and fair way to cut emissions, and ensure everyone benefits. Read more: globalnyt.dk/slut-med-tom...

Equal Right was glad to join the University of Bath & Project DEEP"s discussion on Unconditional Cash Transfers in India. Discussions explored how unconditional cash transfers can complement existing social protection frameworks and enhance climate resilience.

Last week, at the São Paulo State Assembly (ALESP), we presented Cap&Share to Eduardo Suplicy and his team — a model that connects climate policy and basic income. 🌍 Social and climate justice can (and should) go hand in hand. Thank you to Suplicy and his team for the warm welcome!

In Kenya, Equal Right is piloting the Climate Commons Fund with Il Ngwesi Conservancy, combining cash transfers+ ecological bonuses to reward conservation. Read Matu Mureithi’s story: Conservation Basic Income in Laikipia, Kenya 🌿 🔗 www.equalright.org/updates/cons...

Join the Equal Right Community Draw 🎟️ 💚 £10 ticket = entry to win cash prizes to win up to £25,000 🌍 Funds go directly to frontline communities in Tuvalu, Kenya & Colombia 🍽️ Includes free Gourmet Society membership Play now →

We’ve kicked off community engagements for the Climate Commons Fund (CCF) in Il Ngwesi, Kenya. The community sees CCF as a way to: Lead in conservation & decision-making Receive direct support to meet basic needs Community-led conservation + UBI = a win for people & planet