Social-Ecology : exploring the missing link in sustainable development

Environmental challenges are, at their root, social problems that arise from income and powerinequality. Thus, inequality is an environmental issue just as environmental degradation is asocial issue(forming a “social-ecological nexus”), and solutions must address them jointlythrough principles and institutions rooted in justice. This article develops a two-sided “social-ecological” approach to offer both analytical and empirical insights into the dynamics of thisrelationship and a policy path forwar