Struggle for Life and Land. Socfin’s Rubber Plantations in Liberia and the Responsibility of Swiss Companies
This report denounces human rights violations occurring in Socfin Group’s rubber plantations operation in Liberia.
This report denounces human rights violations occurring in Socfin Group’s rubber plantations operation in Liberia.
In this article, we first summarise trends of land use changes and urbanisation in Ireland since 1990 using data from the Corine Land Cover program. In doing so, we compare the developments in Ireland with other European countries. Second, we propose a statistical test for the presence of sprawl using conditional and unconditional convergence tests.
This research paper provides LIFTs experiences and lessons learned with respect to the Zonal Land Administration Office and “Satellite Woreda Approach”.This resource was published in the frame of the Land Investment for Transformation (LIFT) Programme.
The key question in this article is the extent to which current real property expropriation practices in Kigali city promote spatial justice. Current studies focus on the ambiguous manner in which real property valuation had been regulated by the expropriation law of 2007, leading to unfair compensation and various conflicts between expropriating agencies and expropriated people.
Land use and land cover change is a critical factor of ecosystem services, while water yield plays a vital role in sustainable development. The impact of urban expansion on water yield has long been discussed, but water yield change resulting from cropland protection is seldom concerned.
In many rural areas across sub-Saharan Africa lack of tenure security for women has been exacerbated by rising commercial pressure on land;further aggravated by climate change;urbanisation and population growth. As a result;rural livelihoods are being undermined;with potentially dire consequences for communitieseconomic development and food security.