Making Green Energy Safe for Pastoralists Published: 30 May 2022 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). Hussein Tadicha Wario
Burma’s rocky path to democracy – the role of natural resources Published: 1 April 2016 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. Mirco Kreibich
Right to Food: Series of Lectures & Discussions at European Universities Published: 4 November 2015 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. Ondřej Suchánek
Land Grabs in the Black Earth: Ukrainian Oligarchs and International Investors Published: 30 October 2013 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. Christina Plank
Chinese agricultural investors and their impacts on rural households in Myanmar Published: 30 March 2015 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. Miriam Esmaragda Romero Antonio
