Essays about: "large-scale land acquisition"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 17 essays containing the words large-scale land acquisition.

1. 11. Revealing distal drivers in coral reef social-ecological systems : Mapping land grabbing and human migration at a global scale

   University essay from Stockholms universitet/Stockholm Resilience Centre

   Author : Linnéa Joandi; [2016]
   Keywords : Coral reef ecosystems; distal drivers; human migration; land grabbing; coral reef social-ecological system framework; teleconnection framework; telecoupling framework; coral reef management;

   Abstract : It is well recognized that coral reefs are suffering from a multitude of anthropogenic stressors which are threatening their integrity and existence. This includes stressors such as overharvesting, reduced water quality and habitat fragmentation. READ MORE

3. 12. Impacts on the local population due to delays in large scale agricultural investments : a study on the case of Agro EcoEnergy Ltd in Bagamoyo, Tanzania

   University essay from SLU/Dept. of Urban and Rural Development

   Author : Frida Kjellin; [2015]
   Keywords : large-scale agricultural investment; resettlement; delay; planning for the unknown; livelihoods; ontological security; trust and mistrust;

   Abstract : This thesis discusses the effect of delays in large-scale agricultural investment (LSAI) in resettlement on the local population when resettled. Empirical material was gathered in Bagamoyo, Tanzania, for the case of the investor Agro EcoEnergy Ltd. (‘EcoEnergy’) and its investment in sugar. READ MORE

4. 13. Impacts of large scale sugar investments on local livelihoods seen through the Sustainable Livelihoods Approach : A case study on a multinational sugar company’s presence in Manhiça, Mozambique

   University essay from Södertörns högskola/Institutionen för naturvetenskap, miljö och teknik

   Author : Emelie Muntrakis; [2015]
   Keywords : Land acquisition; cash crops; contract farming outgrower schemes; rural development; local livelihoods;

   Abstract : Establishment of big companies in rural areas is something that is getting more and more common as the phenomenon of land acquisition is growing. This study is based on a case study in Manhiça where a big scale multinational sugar company, consisting of a sugar factory and sugarcane plantations, has been present for almost 20 years. READ MORE

5. 14. Effects of the addax bioenergy investment on female farmers´rights to land and their livelihoods in BombaliI District, Sierra Leone

   University essay from Lunds universitet/LUMID International Master programme in applied International Development and Management

   Author : Benjamin Sesay; [2015]
   Keywords : Large-scale Land Acquisition; Rights to Land; Customary Laws; Sierra Leone; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : Attempts to promote women’s rights to land in Sub-Saharan Africa have attracted attention in both academia and from an international development perspective. Female Farmers (FFs) in Bombali district in northern Sierra Leone gain access to farmland through male heritages under customary practices. READ MORE

6. 15. A multi-scale analysis of biofuel-related land acquisitions in Tanzania : with focus on Sweden as an investor

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografi och ekosystemvetenskap

   Author : Emma Johansson; [2013]
   Keywords : social impacts; environmental impacts; jatropha; sugarcane; Tanzania; Sweden; biofuel; Physical Geography and Ecosystem analysis; Land acquisition; DPSIR; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

   Abstract : Spurred on by pressure to find sustainable energy production alternatives to fossil fuels, many industries have been acquiring land in order to plant crops for biofuel production. In Tanzania, biofuel development is in an early stage, and over the last decade, several foreign actors have tried to start up biofuel projects in the country (without success). READ MORE