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Resistance and Contingent Contestations to Large-Scale Land Concessions in Southern Laos and Northeastern Cambodia

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Journal Articles & Books
Dezembro, 2017
Cambodja
Laos

Over the last decade, there have been considerable concerns raised regarding the social and environmental impacts of large-scale land concessions for plantation development in various parts of the world, especially in the tropics, including in Laos and Cambodia.

Inside and outside the maps: mutual accommodation and forest destruction in Cambodia

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Journal Articles & Books
Dezembro, 2017
Cambodja

This article focuses on how climate change mitigation policies and economic land and mining concessions in Prey Lang, Cambodia, accommodate and facilitate each other physically, discursively and economically. Maps and project descriptions reveal that climate-related policies and extraction coexist in the same landscape, even the same projects.

Guiding principles towards responsible agricultural investment in Lao PDR

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Policy Papers & Briefs
Dezembro, 2017

A discussion note from Mekong Region Land governance (MRLG) summarizing findings and recommendations of a multi-stakeholder initiative and study tour conducted in Southern Laos, to study the social and environmental practices of two large scale companies holding large scale concessions in Lao PDR, published by MRLG in January 2017.

"We are feeling safe about our land now" GIZ Land Program Laos: Assessing the contribution to changes in land use, investments in land and perceived tenure security

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Policy Papers & Briefs
Dezembro, 2017

For the past decade, GIZ has supported participatory land use planning, land registration and land titling as a vehicle for sustainable rural development in Lao PDR.

Afterword: Land Transformations and Exclusion across Regions

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Journal Articles & Books
Dezembro, 2017
Global
Cambodja
Laos
Myanmar
Tailândia
Vietnam

ABSTRACTED FROM CHAPTER INTRODUCTION: The preceding chapters of this book give a central place to the Powers of Exclusion framework for understanding transformations in land relations, as developed in our 2011 book on Southeast Asia. A couple of the main aspects of the two books make for an interesting comparison.

Concessions in Cambodia: Governing profits, extending state power and enclosing resources from the colonial era to the present

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Journal Articles & Books
Dezembro, 2017
Cambodja

ABSTRACTED FROM CHAPTER INTRODUCTION: In Cambodia, the notion of concession (sambathian) traces back to the French colonial period when concessions were introduced to allow for large scale management and exploitation of forest and fisheries resources and the development of agricultural land under plantations.

Political transition and emergent forest-conservation issues in Myanmar

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Journal Articles & Books
Dezembro, 2017
Myanmar

Political and economic transitions have had substantial impacts on forest conservation. Where transitions are underway or anticipated, historical precedent and methods for systematically assessing future trends should be used to anticipate likely threats to forest conservation and design appropriate and prescient policy measures to counteract them.

Untangling the proximate causes and underlying drivers of deforestation and forest degradation in Myanmar

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Journal Articles & Books
Dezembro, 2017
Myanmar

Political transitions often trigger substantial environmental changes. In particular, deforestation can result from the complex interplay among the components of a system—actors, institutions, and existing policies—adapting to new opportunities.

Managing ESG Risk In The Supply Chains Of Private Companies and Assets

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Manuals & Guidelines
Novembro, 2017
Global

This guide is primarily intended for private equity and real asset investors seeking to improve the risk profile of their portfolios and maximise their returns by investing in companies that manage their supply chains effectively. It provides information on what to look for and on how to engage with companies on E&S risks in supply chains.

Agricultural Chilena

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Reports & Research
Novembro, 2017
Chile

Esta publicación recoge reflexiones sobre los componentes económicos del sector agrícola en Chile, mecanismos para mejorar la transparencia de los mercados, el componente laboral, la actividad forestal, la pequeña agricultura, la agroenergía, el sector forestal y la dimensión territorial y ambiental en que se enmarca este sector productivo.