Includes how much land is being acquired, and by whom?; over the heads of local people: who are the parties to the deal?; the economic disequilibrium of the contract: what resources, in exchange for what?; what safeguards for local people and the environment?; discussion. Drawing on legal analysis of 12 land deals from different parts of Africa, discusses the contractual issues for which public scrutiny is most needed, and aims to promote informed public debate about them.

Examines 3 case studies of proposed biofuel developments in Mozambique and Sierra Leone in terms of social displacement. More mitigation measures could provide livelihood restitution and avoid negative food security impacts.

Grounded in an ongoing examination of 100 case studies, this analysis describes the overarching patterns of conflict between companies and local communities in emerging and frontier market concessions. Identifying those patterns is the first step to establishing best practices for managing the risks.

Study contributes to the understanding of the dynamics of pastoralism and farming in Dar Sila in relation to its natural, social, and economic environment. Reviews the history of the development of pastoralism in Chad, looks closely at pastoral systems in eastern Chad, reviews the policy and institutional context for pastoralism in Chad, and offers recommendations for practitioners working with pastoralist communities in Dar Sila and nationally in Chad.

South Africa is reviewing its plans and progress towards sustainable development ahead of the 2002 World Summit in Johannesburg. Argues that more attention needs to be given to land reform as a key component of sustainable development strategy. Raises a number of questions and concerns that need debate before the Summit and beyond. Focuses particularly on land reform, poverty and livelihoods, and on land reform and the environment.

Includes the destruction of livelihoods for thousands of Cameroonians, the irreversible environmental impact, opposition to the project, deceit and cynicism: the development label of the project.

Includes history of the Katumba settlement, lack of communication about relocation, refugee outlook, environmental impacts.

Contains country context, study of land investment, benefits and impacts. Finds wide discrepancies between public positions and laws and what is happening on the ground, an absence of environmental controls, widespread displacement from farmland without compensation, little local benefit, many land deals involve small-scale investors with limited agricultural experience.

One of the world's major buyers of farmland is under fire for their involvement in land conflicts, environmental destruction and risky investments. A new report by GRAIN and Rede Social de Justiça e Direitos Humano presents, for the first time, a comprehensive analysis of Harvard University's controversial investments in global farmland.

The report finds that:

La compleja historia y desarrollo de la institución comunal de uso y propiedad de la tierra en las comunidades campesinas del Ande peruano hoy vuelven a tomar un nuevo rumbo. Los cambios recientes en las normas que la gobiernan, especialmente en la Nueva Ley de Tierras 26505, ponen en preocupación el destino que les espera a las comunidades campesinas y su medio ambiente. Las reflexiones presentadas en esta investigación, a partir de la percepción de los actores locales, muestran las posibles tendencias de la institución comunal de uso y propiedad de la tierra para regular sus recursos.

Pinto, L. H. (2015). Conflictos Ambientales y apropiación de territorios rurales en Brasil y Argentina, un análisis a partir de los actores sociales involucrados : estudio comparativo de la acción internacional de La Vía Campesina (Tesis de Doctorado). Universidad Nacional de Quilmes, Bernal, Argentina.

El trabajo presente se sustenta en un análisis contable de la fijación y/o reducción de CO2 y una análisis costo-efectivo de la crianza de animales resultado de la conversión de un modelo de agricultura "insustentable" hacia dos modelos orientados a la sustentabilidad agrícola-ganadera.