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STRUCTURAL CHANGES OF LAND-USE, URBANIZATION AND AGRICULTURAL LAND-USE INTENSITY IN MOUNTAINS: EVIDENCES FROM JAMMU & KASHMIR-INDIA

Reports & Research
January, 2015
India, British Indian Ocean Territory, Pakistan
Urban Tenure
agriculture
urbanization
This study investigates dynamics of land-use shifts, agricultural land-use, and its intensity in relation with urbanization and other factors in Jammu & Kashmir, a mountainous state of India. Results revealed an unfavourable increasing trend in the undesirable ecology class (barren) and declining trend in desirable land-use (forests, pastures and miscellaneous trees) which are likely to have serious long-term ecological implications. Inter-sectoral budgeting analysis revealed that shifts in land are occurring from desirable towards undesirable ecological sector.
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Globalna grabież ziemi rolniczej postrzegana przez pryzmat ekonomii politycznej

Reports & Research
January, 2014
Central African Republic, Southern Asia
agriculture
land grabbing
The aim of the paper was to draw readers’ attention and to take part in the discussion on global land grabbing procederu by governments and multinational corporations, as well as an attempt to explain this phenomenon from the perspective of political economy. This paper deals with questions regarding the global expansion of land acquisitions from the political economy perspective.
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Rangelands: Conservation and “Land Grabbing” in Rangelands: Part of the Problem or Part of the Solution?

Journal Articles & Books
December, 2014
Ethiopia, India, Kenya, Mongolia
Indigenous & Community Land Rights
Land, Climate Change & Environment
Rangelands, Drylands & Pastoralism
land acquisitions
land rights
land tenure
land tenure
land tenure systems
land use
rangelands
Large-scale land acquisitions have increased in scale and pace due to changes in commodity markets, agricultural investment strategies, land prices, and a range of other policy and market forces. The areas most affected are the global “commons” – lands that local people traditionally use collectively — including much of the world’s forests, wetlands, and rangelands. In some cases land acquisition occurs with environmental objectives in sight – including the setting aside of land as protected areas for biodiversity conservation.
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Let the numbers speak : Comparing Better Cotton Fast Track Program participants and non-participants in India, Mali, and Pakistan using agronomic data of the Better Cotton Initiative

Reports & Research
December, 2014
India, Mali, Pakistan
Land & Food Security
Land & Investments
Land, Climate Change & Environment
agricultural land management
environment
farming systems
sustainable land management
sustainable land use
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Community Forestry Adaptation Roadmap to 2020 for Nepal

Reports & Research
November, 2014
Nepal
Forest Tenure
Indigenous & Community Land Rights
Land, Climate Change & Environment
agroforestry systems
climate change
community forestry
Changing weather patterns, declining agricultural productivity and health impacts have already spurred adaptive responses in communities across Nepal. Local coping strategies currently being employed include: crop diversification, rainwater collection, grass cultivation in forest areas, shifting natural resource based livelihoods to livestock, seasonal migration (to urban areas), storing grain seed fodder and grasses as well as a number of practices specifically related to sustainable forest management.
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Fundamentals of Viable Community Forestry Business Models

Reports & Research
September, 2014
Indonesia, Cambodia, Laos, Nepal, Philippines, Thailand, Vietnam, South-Eastern Asia
Forest Tenure
Indigenous & Community Land Rights
agroforestry systems
community forestry
Research from seven countries (Cambodia, Indonesia, Lao PDR, Nepal, the Philippines, Thailand and Vietnam) in the Asia-Pacific region shows that sustainable practices are inherent to the community forestry enterprise (CFE) business model and vital for communities to sustain and enhance their livelihoods. Preliminary research findings based on two cases in Lao PDR and Thailand are shared in this working paper.
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Forests under Pressure: Local Responses to Global Issues

Journal Articles & Books
October, 2014
Cambodia, Nepal, Thailand, Global
Forest Landscape Restoration
Forest Tenure
Indigenous & Community Land Rights
Land Conflicts
Land in post-conflict settings
agroforestry systems
community forestry
conflicts
forest management plans
forestry
land governance
The new book Forests under Pressure: Local Responses to Global Issues is the third major publication produced by the Special Project World Forests, Society and Environment (WFSE) of the International Union of Forest Research Organization (IUFRO). The book was launched at the WFSE Technical Session during the IUFRO World Congress, October 2014 in Salt Lake City, Utah, USA, and is the result of the collaborative work of over 140 scientists and experts, as well as over 60 reviewers.
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Social Equity in Community Forests: Two Case Studies from Nepal

Reports & Research
December, 2014
Nepal
Forest Landscape Restoration
Forest Tenure
Indigenous & Community Land Rights
Land & Gender
agroforestry systems
community forestry
forestry
gender equity
Social equity is the fairness of treatment of all concerned stakeholders according to an agreed set of principles, particularly in procedures used to form and implement policies and in the distribution of resources and costs. In order to understand the practical implementation of various dimensions of equity in forest management, two case studies were carried out in two community forests (CF) of Nepal, namely Chisapani CF of Nawalparasi district and Bandre CF in Syangja district.
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Community Forestry Adaptation Roadmaps to 2020 for Asia

Policy Papers & Briefs
November, 2014
Cambodia, Laos, Nepal, Thailand, Vietnam
Forest Landscape Restoration
Forest Tenure
Indigenous & Community Land Rights
Land, Climate Change & Environment
climate change
community forestry
forest management plans
forestry
land governance
There is a vast and unrecognized opportunity for community forestry to strengthen national resilience to climate change through diversifying rural livelihoods, increasing food security, leveraging social capital and knowledge, advancing disaster risk reduction and regulating microclimates. However maximizing the role for community forestry in climate change is an area where clear guidance and recommendations are lacking.
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Remembering Elinor Ostrom

Her Work and its Contribution to the Theory and Practice of Conservation and Sustainable Natural Resource Management

Reports & Research
April, 2014
Eritrea, Kenya, Mexico, Canada, Mongolia, India, Global
Indigenous & Community Land Rights
Land, Climate Change & Environment
forest conservation
land conservation
sustainable land management
natural resources management
common rights
commons
communal ownership
common property
This special issue of Policy Matters focuses on the outreach and impact of Dr. Elinor Ostrom's groundbreaking research on common property (or commons) theory. Her work was instrumental in shaping contemporary analyses of resource management and conservation, especially at a local level. This collection of research papers, essays, commentaries, and songs build upon her work and provide case studies demonstrating the practical application of her theoretical contributions.