Territorial Tensions: Rainforest Conservation, Postconflict Recovery, and
Land Tenure in Liberia
Leif Brottem a; Jon Unruh b
a Department of Geography, University of Wisconsin, Madison b Department of Geography, McGill
University,
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Library ResourceJournal Articles & BooksJanuary, 2009Liberia
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Research and Analysis from Africa, Asia, and Latin America
Journal Articles & BooksJanuary, 2010CameroonDrawing from field research in Cameroon, Ghana, Viet Nam, and the Amazon forests of Brazil, Bolivia, and Peru, this book explores the relationship between gender and land, revealing the workings of global capital and of people’s responses to it.
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A policy innovation for local livelihoods
Policy Papers & BriefsDecember, 2009Southern Asia, NepalThe Community Forestry Program in Nepal is a global innovation in participatory environmental governance that encompasses well-defined policies, institutions, and practices. The program addresses the twin goals of forest conservation and poverty reduction. As more than 70 percent of Nepal's population depends on agriculture for their livelihood, community management of forests has been a critically important intervention.
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Library ResourceReports & ResearchDecember, 2009Laos
In the last decade the Lao People’s Democratic Republic (Lao PDR) has transformed itself into a provider of natural resources (timber, agricultural products, minerals, and energy) for its wealthier and more populated neighbours China, Vietnam and Thailand.
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Library ResourceRegulationsJanuary, 2009Cambodia
This sub-decree categorized land for transfer for development purposes of the 5,200 hectares of the permanent forest reserve in Samlot district, Battambang province.
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Library ResourcePolicy Papers & BriefsDecember, 2009South America
Cambio climático, acuerdos justos y vinculantes
*Rodrigo López Sánchez
La trayectoria de los desastres naturales en Sudamérica, cuyas incidencias fueron cada vez mayores en las últimas décadas, resume un conjunto de fenómenos irreversibles, como la desaparición de las cumbres nevadas en los Andes, y caracterizados por una creciente intensidad, como frecuentes lluvias torrenciales. Sus efectos continúan siendo muy sentidos por la población y por las economías de los países. -
Library ResourceReports & ResearchMarch, 2009Rwanda
Land rights and the forest peoples of Africa - Historical, legal and anthropological perspectives
A series of five country studies, plus a broad overview, examining indigenous peoples' land rights in the forested countries of Africa. -
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Exploring cases from East Africa and Latin America
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Land characteristics cause differences in park impacts across Costa Rica
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Library ResourcePeer-reviewed publicationJournal Articles & BooksDecember, 2009Europe
Agriculture and climate change are inextricably linked. Agriculture is part of the climate change problem, contributing about 13.5 percent of annual greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions (with forestry contributing an additional 19 percent), compared with 13.1 percent from transportation. Agriculture is, however, also part of the solution, offering promising opportunities for mitigating GHG emissions through carbon sequestration, soil and land use management, and biomass production.
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