Essays about: "Land trafficking"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 8 essays containing the words Land trafficking.

  1. 1. Land Inequality, Agrarian Development and Peace in Colombia : A Political Ecology View

    University essay from KTH/Hållbar utveckling, miljövetenskap och teknik

    Author : Michelle Silva Vásquez; [2023]
    Keywords : Colombia; land accumulation; dispossession; peace; political ecology; peasants;

    Abstract : One of the major problems that characterizes the Colombian countryside is the extreme concentration of land. When addressing the question of how land has been concentrated in Colombia, often the emphasis is placed on phenomena such as armed violence and drug-trafficking. READ MORE

  3. 2. Navigating deepest, darkest Peru: A seven-week investigation

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för journalistik, medier och kommunikation

    Author : Matthew Weaver; [2021-07-30]
    Keywords : Peru; murder; Environmental defender; Chaparri reserve; Land trafficking; irrigation project;

    Abstract : This investigation began when curiosity was piqued in early January, after reading a Guardian article regarding the murder of an environmental defender of the Chaparri reserve. The headline included a new term, “Land Trafficking”, and skimmed over issues that left me wanting to learn more: an irrigation project was mentioned; a reserve was under threat; and it stated that the murderers are known to the community. READ MORE

  4. 3. The Political Economy of Deforestation of the Northwestern Colombian Amazon

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för biologisk grundutbildning (BIG); Stockholms universitet/Stockholm Resilience Centre

    Author : Paula Andrea Sanchez Garcia; [2021]
    Keywords : Amazon; Colombia; power dynamics; political economy; hegemony;

    Abstract : The Amazon has experienced rapid forest loss in the past decades due to the growing colonization, infrastructure development and commercial agriculture expansion. Understanding the underlying social, political and economic drivers of deforestation is key to curb deforestation of the Amazon basin. READ MORE

  5. 4. Let's save the lomas! : exploring the barriers and opportunities for the collective action at Lomas de Pamplona in Lima, Peru

    University essay from Lunds universitet/LUCSUS

    Author : Evelyn Lisseth Salas Alfaro; [2020]
    Keywords : Social-ecological systems; coastal lomas; urban commons; collective action; urban ecosystems; Sustainability Science; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Urban populations are growing rapidly with several environmental and social effects in the process. At a governance level, resources go from being regulated by federal and state institutions into being considered urban areas governed by the local government. READ MORE

  6. 5. I only want to be human : Disembarkation platforms for refugees - not concentration camps

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Teologiska institutionen

    Author : Berit Edvinsson; [2019]
    Keywords : Refugee. Disembarkation platforms. Off-shore platforms. Regional platforms. Tampa. Refugee camp. Libya. UNHCR. IOM. European union. Qualitative study. Human trafficking. Asylum. Politics. Salvini. Moral. Ethics. Human Rights. Human Dignity. Human Value. Law; Mänskliga rättigheter. Människovärde. Mänsklig värdighet. Flykting. Läger. Kvalitativ studie.;

    Abstract : In this study I have studied the European Unions suggestion about disembarkation of refugees from a human rights perspective - especially the perspective of human value and human dignity. Human dignity is central. READ MORE