Contesting large-scale land acquisitions in the Global South
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DOI: 10.1016/j.worlddev.2021.105581
Abstract: Abstract As agricultural investors have acquired large tracts of land in the Global South recently, many affected communities and civil society groups have contested what they perceive as land grabbing. These communities have struggled to… read more here.
Keywords: land acquisitions; scale land; large scale; land ... See more keywords
Large scale land acquisitions and REDD+: a synthesis of conflicts and opportunities
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DOI: 10.1088/1748-9326/aa6056
Abstract: Large scale land acquisitions (LSLA), and Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and forest Degradation (REDD+) are both land based phenomena which when occurring in the same area, can compete with each other for land. A quantitative… read more here.
Keywords: large scale; scale land; redd synthesis; land ... See more keywords
Implementing land acquisitions for watershed services in the tropical Colombian Andes produces marginal progress for advancing area‐based conservation objectives
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DOI: 10.1111/conl.12932
Abstract: The biodiversity crisis necessitates a global implementation of effective, equitable, and feasible conservation strategies. Public land acquisitions (PLAs) for watershed protection can produce co‐benefits for basic human needs and biodiversity, but there are concerns that… read more here.
Keywords: conservation; land; colombian andes; biodiversity ... See more keywords
The Global Land Rush and Agricultural Investment in Ghana: Existing Knowledge, Gaps, and Future Directions
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DOI: 10.3390/land12010132
Abstract: The large-scale acquisition of land by investors intensified following the 2007/2008 triple crises of food, energy, and finance. In the years that followed, tens of millions of hectares of land were leased or sold for… read more here.
Keywords: agricultural investment; large scale; land; global land ... See more keywords
Understanding Land in the Context of Large-Scale Land Acquisitions: A Brief History of Land in Economics
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DOI: 10.3390/land8010015
Abstract: In economics, land has been traditionally assumed to be a fixed production factor, both in terms of quantity supplied and mobility, as opposed to capital and labor, which are usually considered to be mobile factors,… read more here.
Keywords: land acquisitions; economics; scale land; large scale ... See more keywords