This paper aims to make a modest contribution to an overdue need to locate the current land
rush in its historical context, less as a new phenomenon than as a surge in the continuing …

What role does China play in the recent rush for land acquisition in Africa? Conventional
wisdom suggests a large role for the Chinese government and its firms. Ou r research …

The native forests of Papua New Guinea (PNG) are some of the most biologically and
culturally diverse ecosystems on Earth, and are a major stock of terrestrial carbon. These …

This chapter explores the geographic, political and economic motives behind the
developments. Food prices hit record highs again in 2011, continuing a trend which began …

The reality that food security is a contested concept and ultimately a matter of perspective
has considerable implications for Cameroon's partnerships with emerging powers. This …

For the past decade, the land rush discourse has analyzed foreign investment in land and
agriculture around the world, with Africa being a continent of particular focus due to the scale …

African countries were among the first countries to ratify the 1972 UNESCO World Heritage
Convention, signing into the vision of the Convention and its promise of sustainable …