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Alfred
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Alfred Brownell is a Distinguished Scholar in Residence with the Program on Human Rights and the Global Economy (PHRGE) at Northeastern University School of Law.
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The struggle for land security in Liberia is just beginning
20 mei 2019
Alfred Brownell
This year's Goldman Environmental Prize winner says the battle for land rights in Liberia is just getting underway. Alfred Brownell is the recipient of the 2019 Goldman Environmental Prize and founder of Green Advocates an NGO and academic at Northeastern University School of Law
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Land Rights: A Crucial Strategy for Combatting Climate Change
29 januari 2018
Alfred Brownell
Devan Braun
Land is connected to many of our most pressing global issues. For example, a significant body of empirical evidence supports the view that strengthening indigenous and local communities’ legal rights to their land is a crucial strategy for avoiding deforestation and mitigating climate change.