Oil palm and rural livelihoods in the A sia–P acific region: An overview
The expansion of oil palm cultivation in the A sia–P acific region in the past half century has
engendered a major agro‐environmental transformation with significant implications for rural …
engendered a major agro‐environmental transformation with significant implications for rural …
Language and ethnobiological skills decline precipitously in Papua New Guinea, the world's most linguistically diverse nation
A Kik, M Adamec, AY Aikhenvald… - Proceedings of the …, 2021 - National Acad Sciences
Papua New Guinea is home to> 10% of the world's languages and rich and varied
biocultural knowledge, but the future of this diversity remains unclear. We measured …
biocultural knowledge, but the future of this diversity remains unclear. We measured …
Oil palm and deforestation in Papua New Guinea
An unprecedented increase in oil palm developments may be underway in Papua New
Guinea (PNG) through controversial “special agricultural and business leases”(SABLs) …
Guinea (PNG) through controversial “special agricultural and business leases”(SABLs) …
A bridge too far? The influence of socio-cultural values on the adaptation responses of smallholders to a devastating pest outbreak in cocoa
GN Curry, G Koczberski, J Lummani, R Nailina… - Global Environmental …, 2015 - Elsevier
The influence of socio-cultural factors on the adaptive capacity, resilience and trade-offs in
decision-making of households and communities is receiving growing scholarly attention. In …
decision-making of households and communities is receiving growing scholarly attention. In …
Migrants, land markets and carbon emissions in Jambi, Indonesia: land tenure change and the prospect of emission reduction
G Galudra, M van Noordwijk, P Agung… - … Adaptation Strategies for …, 2014 - Springer
Policies designed to reduce land-based carbon emissions require a good understanding of
the complex connections between state-sanctioned concessions, forest conversion, informal …
the complex connections between state-sanctioned concessions, forest conversion, informal …
Women's and men's work: The production and marketing of fresh food and export crops in Papua New Guinea
GN Curry, G Koczberski, SM Inu - Oceania, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Fresh food markets have been a fixture of the social and economic landscape of urban and
rural PNG since colonial times. They were often the first points of engagement with the …
rural PNG since colonial times. They were often the first points of engagement with the …
Finding common ground: relational concepts of land tenure and economy in the oil palm frontier of Papua New Guinea
GN Curry, G Koczberski - Geographical Journal, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
In the oil palm frontier regions of West New Britain and Oro provinces, Papua New Guinea,
customary land tenure arrangements are changing in response to the growing demand for …
customary land tenure arrangements are changing in response to the growing demand for …
Land, identity and conflict on Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands
MG Allen - Migration, Land and Livelihooods, 2016 - taylorfrancis.com
This paper examines the recent history of settlement and conflict on Guadalcanal in
Solomon Islands and the corollary emergence of competing 'settler'and 'landowner'identity …
Solomon Islands and the corollary emergence of competing 'settler'and 'landowner'identity …
Relational economies, social embeddedness and valuing labour in agrarian change: An example from the developing world
GN Curry, G Koczberski - Geographical Research, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
A relatively neglected area of research on agrarian and economic change is the role of
indigenous concepts of labour value in the transition from subsistence to market production …
indigenous concepts of labour value in the transition from subsistence to market production …
Oil palm, food security and adaptation among smallholder households in P apua N ew G uinea
This paper is concerned with food security and access to land for food crop gardening
among first and second generation migrant oil palm producers in W est N ew B ritain P …
among first and second generation migrant oil palm producers in W est N ew B ritain P …