Palm oil is an important commodity contributing to livelihoods of many communities, GDP of
governments and the achievement of several sustainable development goals (SDG) …

Labor migration and large-scale land enclosures are increasingly central to the story of
agrarian change throughout the Global South. Nonetheless, there remain limited …

Plantations are back. Colonial-style large scale corporate monoculture of industrial crops on
concession land is again expanding in the global south. The biggest expansion is in …

The global land rush and mainstream climate change narratives have broadened the ranks
of state and social actors concerned about land issues, while strengthening those opposed …

An exploration of the relationship between possession and legalization across Indonesia,
and how people navigate dispossession​ The old aphorism" possession is nine-tenths of …

Community advocates for land rights justice in post-reformasi Indonesia frame their claims in
terms of either indigenous (adat) rights or agrarian justice discourses. This study considers …

Twentieth century land reform centred on landlords, tillers, and a revolutionary or reform-
producing state. The twenty-first century version involves a wider array of actors and diverse …

As agricultural investors have acquired large tracts of land in the Global South recently,
many affected communities and civil society groups have contested what they perceive as …

Climate change, resource scarcity, and an aging population are the most concerning global
issues in recent decades. One of the best methods to manage and mitigate these problems …

Environmental and social problems triggered by rapid palm oil expansion in the tropics have
spurred the proliferation of sustainability certification systems such as the Roundtable on …