Crop booms are a significant driver of change for both rural landscapes and smallholder
livelihoods. Cavendish bananas have boomed in northern Laos and replaced maize, the …

Climate change adaptation is a dynamic process that involves prior cognition, actual action,
and subsequent perceived efficacy. However, few studies have focused on whether …

We discuss environmental, social and governance (ESG) considerations in international
development projects, especially those funded by the World Bank and International Finance …

National parks play a crucial role in the worldwide system of natural conservation,
significantly influencing land utilization, the sustainability of local livelihoods, and the …

Hunting wild birds for food, ornaments, and business purposes has been a longstanding
practice in the Chemba district, and local communities consider the wild bird business as …

When projects impact on people's livelihoods, the potential harms to health and wellbeing
are wide-ranging. Losing access to the resources necessary to meet basic food needs (or …

Against a backdrop of agrarian transformation, COVID‐19 intensified translocal precarity
among smallholder farmers worldwide. As scholars of economic geography and agrarian …

Research on shantytown transformation in the context of building sustainable human
settlements has tended to concentrate on macro and objective factors. However, there is still …

Rural tourism is a new driving force for achieving rural revitalization and development,
promoting rural economic prosperity, and serving as a new industrial approach to achieving …

Forests are increasingly recognized for their beneficial roles in human health. However,
there is a debate on how forest health benefits can be accessed equitably, particularly by …