Zambia
Noticias
[17/05/2013] Large Farming Developments: reviewing the evidence
What are the impacts of different types of large farming developments in Africa? On her blog, Rebecca Smalley explains the highlights from a literature review from the project Land and...
Documentos
[14/05/2013] Contemporary Processes of Large-Scale Land Acquisition in Sub-Saharan Africa: Legal Deficiency or Elite Capture of the Rule of Law?
“Growth of emerging economies, policy commitments to biofuels and volatility in commodity prices have contributed to a marked increase in the pace and scale of foreign direct investment in land...
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[07/05/2013] Legal analysis of cross-cutting issues for REDD+ implementation -
“This study presents key lessons learned from Mexico, Viet Nam and Zambia. It is intended to provide a better understanding of legal aspects of REDD+ implementation through a review of legal...
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[04/05/2013] Zambia: Government lifts ban on timber
“During a meeting with timber dealers in Lusaka yesterday, lands, natural resources and environmental protection minister Wylbur Simuusa said all timber licenses that were valid at the time...
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[25/04/2013] Large-Scale Agricultural Investments under Poor Land Governance Systems -
“This  paper reveals how the outcomes of large‐scale land acquisitions made by foreign investors in Zambia are determined by the characteristics of the country’s land governance system....
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[19/03/2013] Governance and sustainability challenges in landscapes shaped by mining -
“The recent increase in global demand for copper raw materials has contributed to rising of commodity prices and a scramble for natural resources, modifying forests and assuming a defining role...
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[20/12/2012] Women and Land Zimbabwe - empowering women as farmers
(…) “When time to sell produce came, he would pocket all the money alone. When I  asked for my share, he would tell me it was his land and I must just continue working. He would...
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[20/12/2012] Bioenergy, Sustainability and Trade-offs: Can we Avoid Deforestation while Promoting Biofuels?
“A recent CIFOR report summarises the findings from a three year research project looking for ways to address these new challenges, including putting in place stronger regulations on large-...
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[17/05/2012] From Under Their Feet. New paper on the gender dimensions of land grabbing in Africa
The paper builds on joint work by ActionAid and its local partners through the Women’s Land Rights (WOLAR) project, funded by the MDG3 Fund. It is informed by engagement of Southern African rural...
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[12/12/2011] Contemporary processes of largescale land acquisition by investors
“Rapid growth of emerging economies, emerging interest in biofuels as an alternative to fossil fuels and recent volatility in commodity prices have led to a marked increase in the pace and...
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