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PUBLICATION: Pastoralists Do Plan!Community-Led Land Use Planning in the Pastoral Areas of Ethiopia

November 15, 2016

This paper consolidates a set of case studies which document how pastoralists plan land and resource use in pastoral and agro-pastoral areas of Ethiopia. These case studies are drawn from the regional states of Afar, Somali, Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples (SNNP), Oromia, and Gambella. They describe not only why, how, and when pastoralists plan, […]

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PUBLICATION: The Elusive Quest for Access and Collective Action: North Sri Lankan Fishers’ Thwarted Struggles Against a Foreign Trawler Fleet

November 14, 2016

The purpose of this paper is to further the understanding of how unequal access to commons is (re)produced and contested. I do so by looking into the thwarted struggle of small-scale fishers in post-war Northern Sri Lanka to contest encroachment of an Indian trawler fleet. I contend that for understanding marginality in the commons we […]

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PUBLICATION: Multilevel Governance in Community-based Environmental Management: A Case Study Comparison from Latin America

November 14, 2016

New article in Ecology and Society: We analyze four case studies from Latin America using the concept of multilevel governance to assess at what vertical and horizontal levels and in what roles various state, market, and civil society actors interact for successful community-based environmental management (CBEM). In particular, we address the problem of how a […]

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PUBLICATION: What Explains the Demand for Collective Forest Rights Amidst Land Use Conflicts?

November 8, 2016

This article presents one of the first empirical studies of the demand for collective forest rights by forest-dependent groups locked in longstanding conflicts with government forestry agencies, which is a common feature of forested regions in the Global South. This analysis shows that (1) past engagements with community-based forest protection help foster demand for collective […]

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PUBLICATION: Gender Dynamics in Water Governance Institutions: the Case of Gwanda’s Guyu-Chelesa Irrigation Scheme in Zimbabwe

November 7, 2016

In Zimbabwe, the decentralization of water management in irrigation schemes may be an opportunity for rural communities to actively participate in and contribute to the management of their development process. In this context, the GCIAR Research Program on Dryland Systems emphasises the need for a participatory approach to water management and development interventions that also […]

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PUBLICATION: Synthesis Report on Civil Society Experiences Regarding Voluntary Guidelines

November 7, 2016

This synthesis report summarizes the results of a broad consultation among small-scale food producers and other civil society organizations (CSOs) around the globe on the use and implementation of the Voluntary Guidelines on the Responsible Governance of Tenure of Land, Fisheries and Forests (“the Guidelines”). It is a contribution from the Civil Society Mechanism (CSM) […]

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PUBLICATION: Threatened Common Property Resource System and Factors for Resilience: Lessons Drawn from Serege-commons in Muhur, Ethiopia

November 7, 2016

New article in Ecology and Society assesses factors contributing to the resilience of communal pastures and forests in Muhur, Ethiopia. This ethnographic case study of serege-commons, communal pasture and forest in Muhur, Ethiopia, demonstrates the socially complex nature of the common property resource (CPR) system, including the factors behind its resilience and sustained operation. It […]

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ARTICLE: Land Reform – the Solution to Rural Poverty?

October 25, 2016

Land grabbing over nearly 350 years of South African history saw the loss of key productive resources by indigenous populations and erosion of their rights to land and natural resources. Women’s land rights were severely undermined, especially in areas where land was held and governed within systems informed by custom. Social differences and inequalities based […]

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PUBLICATION: Towards a Shared Vision: Advisory Services That Work for Smallholders and Government in West Africa’s Large Irrigation Schemes

October 20, 2016

Large government-managed irrigation schemes in West Africa are expected to meet the ambitious rice production targets of governments and ensure the livelihoods of small scale rice producers. Functioning institutions are a prerequisite for achieving these sometimes conflicting objectives. Agricultural Advisory Services (AAS) have an important role to play in supporting farmers and their organisations along […]

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PUBLICATION: ‘Land Grabbing’ and International Investment law: Toward a Global Reconfiguration of Property

October 20, 2016

This article discusses the link between international investment law and commercial pressures on the world’s natural resources. It argues that changes in legal frameworks are redefining control over natural resources, and facilitating transitions toward more commercialised land relations. As pressures on resources increase, many national laws undermine the rights of people impacted by investments. If […]

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