Résultats de la recherche

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   What drives the global land rush?

   janvier, 2011

   Qatar, Égypte, Nigéria, États-Unis d'Amérique, Ukraine, Kirghizistan, Indonésie, Brésil, Royaume-Uni, Ghana, Fédération de Russie, Moldova, Éthiopie, Bélarus, Mozambique, Laos, Turkménistan, Philippines, Libye, Tadjikistan, Émirats arabes unis, Ouzbékistan, Koweït, Argentine, Kazakhstan, Soudan, Bahreïn, Arménie, Arabie saoudite, Cambodge, Océanie, Asie occidentale, Europe, Asie orientale, Asie méridionale, Amérique latine et Caraïbes, Amérique septentrionale, Afrique septentrionale

   Terres, changement climatique et environnement

   environnement

   terre

   tenure foncière

   Recent increases in the level of agricultural commodity prices and the resulting demand for land has been accompanied by a rising interest in acquiring agricultural land by investors. This paper studies the determinants of foreign land acquisition for large-scale agriculture.

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   Rewriting forest history in West Africa

   janvier, 2002

   Libéria, Bénin, Ghana, Sierra Leone, Togo, Côte d'Ivoire, Afrique sub-saharienne

   Terres, changement climatique et environnement

   Régimes forestiers

   foresterie

   environnement

   déboisement

   Kissidougou in Guinea, West Africa, is characterised by so-called 'forest islands', relics - it was assumed -of original dense forest cover. It was also assumed that local cultivation practice was to blame for the destruction of the trees. However, as collaborative research led by the School of Oriental and African Studies, the Institute of Development Studies and Guinean researchers discovered, villagers had a different story to tell: that the forest islands had in fact been established over several generations as part of a process of deliberate forest management.

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   Transparency and accountability in Africa’s extractive industries: the role of legislature

   janvier, 2007

   Angola, Nigéria, Afrique du Sud, Botswana, République démocratique du Congo, Congo, Sierra Leone, Tchad, Ghana, Afrique sub-saharienne

   Terres, changement climatique et environnement

   environnement

   industries extractives

   This report identifies the challenges that African legislators face in overseeing their countries’ oil and mining industries, as well as best practices in use around the world and recommendations for future engagement. The report finds that international organisations, local advocacy groups, and multinational corporations have played a key role in increasing public access to information and awareness in government oversight. Also, a growing number of African legislatures are more active in the management and oversight of the extractive sector.

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   Where the rain falls: climate change, food and livelihood security, and migration

   janvier, 2012

   Bangladesh, Viet Nam, Guatemala, Pérou, République-Unie de Tanzanie, Ghana, Inde, Thaïlande, Afrique sub-saharienne, Asie méridionale, Amérique latine et Caraïbes, Asie orientale, Océanie

   Terres, changement climatique et environnement

   Terre et sécurité alimentaire

   changement climatique

   sécurité alimentaire

   recherche

   This comparative study highlights that rainfall variability and food insecurity are key drivers for human mobility. The empirical research is based on eight country case studies, including a 1,300 household survey and participatory research sessions involving 2,000 individuals. The results reveal that migration is an important risk management strategy for vulnerable households. Land scarce households trying to cope with food insecurity send migrants during the hunger season to find food or money to buy food.

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   The IMF funding deforestation: how International Monetary Fund loans and policies are responsible for global forest loss

   janvier, 2001

   Honduras, Chili, Ukraine, Indonésie, Kirghizistan, Ghana, Kazakhstan, Moldova, Guyana, Bélarus, République centrafricaine, Nicaragua, Tadjikistan, Turkménistan, Madagascar, Ouzbékistan, Cameroun, République-Unie de Tanzanie, Équateur, Papouasie-Nouvelle-Guinée, Fédération de Russie, Arménie, Brésil, Océanie, Afrique sub-saharienne, Amérique latine et Caraïbes, Asie orientale

   Terres, changement climatique et environnement

   Régimes forestiers

   environnement

   déboisement

   Report which alleges that International Monetary Fund (IMF) loans and policies have caused extensive deforestation in each of the 15 countries of Africa, Latin America, and Asia studied.This forest loss, the author claims, has occurred both directly and indirectly through:the IMF's promotion of foreign investment in natural resource sectorsausterity measures that cut spending on environmental programsprograms that have unwittingly worsened the conditions of povertythe IMF.s insistence upon export-oriented economic growth.The report finds that:IMF induced cuts have impeded:Promotion of resp