Integrating Forest Cover Change with Census Data: Drivers and Contexts from Bolivia and the Lao PDR
The aim of this paper is to explore possible links between forest cover change and characteristics of social-ecological systems at sub-national scale based mainly on census data.
An ecoHealth approach : prediction and prevention of emerging infectious diseases from wildlife : final technical report
Approximately 20% of novel emerging infectious diseases (EIDs) and 50% of emerging and re-emerging zoonotic diseases have been attributed to land-use change. It is a clear threat to global biodiversity and ecosystem services and a key driver of EIDs.
TRAS LA TIERRA: Demandas, Políticas Públicas y Legislación en Paraguay
La publicación aborda tres aspectos centrales de la problemática actual de la tierra en Paraguay: una aproximación a la demanda existente de tierras por parte de la población campesina e indígena, las políticas públicas relacionadas al acceso a la tierra, y finalmente, aspectos fundamentales de la legislación vigente en esta materia.
Guinea-Bissau Country Economic Memorandum : Terra Ranca! A Fresh Start
After decades of turmoil and
instability, a period of calm and progress evolved in
Guinea-Bissau in 2009. A military coup in April 2012
interrupted it. A fresh start is needed to alter the
dynamics that kept Guinea-Bissau poor. In 2013, Gross
National Income per capita was US$590. Average economic
Land Use in Kenya; The case for a national land-use policy
This book exposes the key land use and environmental problems facing Kenya today due to lack of an appropriate national land use policy. The publication details how the air is increasingly being polluted, the water systems are diminishing in quantity and deteriorating in quality. The desertification process threatens the land and its cover.
Brazilian Amazon Deforestation and land governance
Commercial Agriculture Expansion in Myanmar: Links to Deforestation, Conversion Timber, and Land Conflicts
In Myanmar, as in other countries of the Mekong, it is widely acknowledged that the clearing of forests to
make way for the expansion of commercial agricultural fields is increasingly the leading driver of deforestation,
alongside legal and illegal logging, and the clearance of forest areas to make way for infrastructure projects
Senegal Economic Update, December 2014 : Learning from the Past for a Better Future
Gross domestic product (GDP) growth was
a disappointing 3.5 percent in 2013. It remained largely
unchanged compared to 2012, reflecting a decline in cereal
production and stagnation in the industrial sector. Services
continue to drive the economy. The economic outlook for 2014
Vulnerability to Malnutrition in the West African Sahel
This study estimates marginal increase
in malnutrition for children ages 1-3 years from exposure to
an extreme shock in the West African Sahel. The study uses
knowledge of a child's birth and high resolution
spatial and temporal distribution of shocks, calculated from
Décret n° 2015-012 du 29 janvier 2015 fixant les modalités et les conditions d'attribution, de mise en valeur et de reprise des concessions domaniales privées en milieu rural en république du Bénin.
Le présent décret définit, conformément aux dispositions des articles 308 et 310 de la loi n°2013-01 du 14 août 2013 portant code foncier et domanial en République du Benin, les modalités, conditions d'attribution, de mise en valeur et de reprise des concessions domaniales privées en République du Bénin.
Scaling the Heights : Social Inclusion and Sustainable Development in Himachal Pradesh
Himachal Pradesh has the reputation of
being stable, inclusive, cohesive and well-governed and it
stands apart in many respects from its neighbors in northern
India. It has additionally, achieved remarkable growth,
especially in the last two decades, which has been