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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Library ResourceJournal Articles & BooksDecember, 2014Ethiopia, India, Kenya, Mongolia
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Library ResourceJournal Articles & BooksJune, 2014India, Mozambique, Africa, Asia, Southern Asia, Southern Africa
Various authors have identified the potential relevance of innovation system approaches for inclusive innovation, that is, the means by which new goods and services are developed for and by the poor. However, it is still a question how best to operationalize this. Innovation platforms (IPs) represent an example of putting an inclusive innovation system approach into practice by bringing different types of stakeholders together to address issues of mutual concern and interest with a specific focus on the marginalized poor.
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Library ResourceJournal Articles & BooksDecember, 1999Sudan, Burkina Faso, Nigeria, Mauritania, Mali, Sweden, Germany, Indonesia, Ethiopia, Pakistan, Niger, Cameroon, Kenya, Republic of Korea, Malaysia, Somalia, Italy, Tanzania, India, Senegal, Chad, France
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