Making Green Energy Safe for Pastoralists Commentary Rangelands in dry areas frequently offer perfect conditions for renewable energy projects. However, project developers often do not take the consequences for pastoralist communities into account. A transparent and participatory process is needed that includes pastoralists and respects their right to free, prior and informed consent (FPIC). By Hussein Tadicha Wario
Burma’s rocky path to democracy – the role of natural resources Much of Myanmar’s natural resource wealth is located in ethnic areas. There are deep-rooted ethnic grievances, many of which related to the – justified – claim that past military governments have plundered what is perceived as the minorities’ own resources. By Mirco Kreibich
Right to Food: Series of Lectures & Discussions at European Universities During the autumn semester 2015 expert lecturers from Tanzania, Netherlands, Germany and South Africa join a series of discussions about the right to food with students at partner universities within the scope of the project EcoFairTrade. By Ondřej Suchánek
Chinese agricultural investors and their impacts on rural households in Myanmar After more than fifty years of socialist regime, Myanmar opened up their land market with the modifications to their Land Laws and Foreign Investment Law in 2011. Since then, large land concessions have increased dramatically. Download Please select a file format. pdf pdf
Land Grabs in the Black Earth: Ukrainian Oligarchs and International Investors Ukrainian agro-holdings and foreign corporations are currently seizing massive amounts of Ukraine’s agricultural land. They are dominating the market, leaving almost no space for small and medium farmers. By Christina Plank