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Gendered experiences of dispossession: oil palm expansion in a Dayak Hibun community in West Kalimantan

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Journal Articles & Books
Diciembre, 2012
Indonesia

This article explores the gendered experience of monocrop oil-palm expansion in a Hibun Dayak community in Sanggau District, West Kalimantan (Indonesia). It shows how the expanding corporate plantation and contract farming system has undermined the position and livelihood of indigenous women in this already patriarchal community.

Health and living conditions of Palestinian refugees residing in camps and gatherings in Lebanon: a cross-sectional survey

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Journal Articles & Books
Diciembre, 2012
Líbano

BACKGROUND: Palestinian refugees have lived in camps and gatherings in Lebanon for more than 60 years. They are socially, politically, and economically disadvantaged as a result of discriminatory laws and decades of marginalisation, as shown by the absence of property rights and being banned from more than 30 occupations.

Can food calorie be an index for poverty in a rural economy? An extrapolation from farm households in Ogun State, Nigeria

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Journal Articles & Books
Diciembre, 2012
Nigeria

The study assessed poverty in rural areas of Ogun State, Nigeria through the food energy (calorie) intake approach. A sample of 60 households (comprising of 346 members) were selected using a multistage sampling technique and were interviewed with the aid of well‐structured questionnaire. Data were analysed using nutrient estimation techniques, cost of calorie method and poverty index.

role of social learning for soil conservation: the case of Amba Zuria land management, Ethiopia

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Journal Articles & Books
Diciembre, 2012
Etiopía

Social learning plays key roles in sustainable natural resource management; however, studies on its role show mixed results. Even though most current studies highlight positive outcomes, there are also negative effects of social learning with respect to natural resource management.