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Global Warming, Global Poverty (Part 1)

Multimedia
January, 2008
Asia

A short video documentary of AFA's participation (through its Indonesia member Aliansi Petani Indonesia or API) in activities organized by civil society organizations (CSOs) parallel to the conferences of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC or FCCC), such as the thirteenth session of the Conference of the Parties (COP 13) and the third session of the meeting of the parties to the Kyoto Protocol (CMP 3), in Nusa Dua, Bali, Indonesia last December 3-14, 2007. API has been invited by some CSOs who organized the parallel activities to UNFCC.

 

Global Warming, Global Poverty (Part 2)

Multimedia
January, 2008
Asia

A short video documentary of AFA's participation (through its Indonesia member Aliansi Petani Indonesia or API) in activities organized by civil society organizations (CSOs) parallel to the conferences of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC or FCCC), such as the thirteenth session of the Conference of the Parties (COP 13) and the third session of the meeting of the parties to the Kyoto Protocol (CMP 3), in Nusa Dua, Bali, Indonesia last December 3-14, 2007. API has been invited by some CSOs who organized the parallel activities to UNFCC.

Insecure Land Rights in Brazil: Consequences for Rural Areas and Challenges for Improvement

Reports & Research
July, 2016
Brazil

Brazil lags behind much of the world in taking advantage of an important driver of economic growth: secure land rights. In 2015, Brazil ranked 64th on the International Property Rights Index (IPRI). It ranked even lower, at 95th, for secure property rights on the World Economic Forum’s (WEF) Global Competitive Index.


When property rights are secure, the nation’s lands can be managed, improved, or protected to their fullest potential. This could unlock new economic opportunities, develop markets more fully, and improve the use of the country’s resources.

Associação do Criminoso: Da produção individual à produção coletiva

Reports & Research
November, 2015
Brazil

O caso da Fazenda Lage (Goiás, Brasil) é um caso onde o acesso à terra se dá por compra própria de uma pequena parcela de terra, que vai sendo aumentada com o decorrer do tempo. Nesse período, a família Spíndola, proprietária da área, foi responsável por uma série de iniciativas econômicas que beneficiam até aos dias de hoje vários trabalhadores rurais vizinhos, inclusive trabalhadores sem terra.

Hacia una nueva definición de “rural” con fines estadísticos en América Latina

Reports & Research
November, 2011
Latin America and the Caribbean

Muy buen documento, escrito a varias manos y multiples casos, que desafía a continuar debatiendo las variables que utilizamos para definir lo rural, en contraposició a lo urbano, y las implicaciones que ha tenido y tiene en políticas públicas, inversiones, entre otros.
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