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Land of plenty;land of but a few

LandLibrary Resource
июля, 2018

In 2008;the world food crisis shifted agricultural investment to countries with productive land and cheap labour. The Nacala Corridor;one of the most fertile and populated areas of Mozambique;was heavily affected. At least 38 companies linked to large-scale agriculture;forestry and animal husbandry settled in the region.

Negotiating and implementing large scale land deals in Sierra Leone. Improving transparency and consent

LandLibrary Resource
июля, 2018

Research in Sierra Leone reveals that the role of Paramount Chiefs and MPs in approaching communities for negotiations compromised Free;Prior and Informed Consent. Companies and local authority figures used vague references to ‘developmentto convince landowners to sign.

The Political Economy of Agricultural Commercialisation in Malawi

LandLibrary Resource
июля, 2018
Malawi

Examines the political economy of agricultural commercialisation in Malawi over the past three decades;which has been influenced to a very large extent by the changing configurations of political elites and their underlying interests;incentives and motivations;including using the agricultural sector as a source of political patronage;fraud and corruption.

High Risk in the Rainforest: Golden Agri-Resources and Golden Veroleum’s Palm Oil Project in Liberia

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Reports & Research
июля, 2018
Liberia
Africa

Report shows that Dutch-based banks continue to finance deforestation and land grabbing in Liberia. Thousands have lost their homes, local communities have been intimidated or imprisoned, and large swathes of forest have been cleared or burnt down.

Forest and Farm Facility. Country factsheet

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Institutional & promotional materials
июля, 2018
Finland
Gambia
Sweden
Bolivia
Germany

This factsheet gives a summary of FFF impact in The Gambia. Community forest tenure reform process unlocked with Forest and Farm Facility (FFF) in vital role; follows

decade of stagnation.

• Incomes of members of Forest and Farm Producer Organizations (FFPOs) raised 35 to 50 percent on average

after FFPOs strengthened for business.

A diagnostic on social protection needs and opportunities for forest-dependent communities in the United Republic of Tanzania

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Journal Articles & Books
июля, 2018
Tanzania
Switzerland
Nepal
Sweden
Uganda
Rwanda
Burundi
Italy
Indonesia
Congo
Malawi
Niger
Norway

This study is aimed at gaining an understanding of the poverty and vulnerability situation of forest-dependent communities in the United Republic of Tanzania and generating information on the availability of social protection interventions, with a view to identifying pathways for establishing sustainable social protection for these communities.