Forest frontiers are rapidly changing to sites of commodity agriculture throughout the tropics,
with far-reaching transformations in landscapes and livelihoods. Many of the dynamics that …

In recognition of the opportunities associated with climate change, the finance sector have
engaged in market based activities via the acquisition of land for ecosystem services, such …

In most of Africa, women constitute the majority of small holder farmers. They are
overwhelmingly involved in food production on land leased to them or acquired through …

This ethnographic study documents the concurrent debates pitting neoliberal ideology
promoting economic growth and the generation of employment opportunities championed …

Forest frontiers are rapidly changing to sites of commodity agriculture throughout the tropics,
with far-reaching transformations in landscapes and livelihoods. Many of the dynamics that …

This book deals with the interplay between identities, codes, stereotypes and politics
governing the various constructions and deconstructions of gender in several Western and …

Despite the proliferation of literature on large-scale land acquisitions (LSLA) in Africa, few
empirical studies exist on how patronage networks combine with socio-cultural stratification …

Climate finance is often considered an avenue of transformational change to address
deforestation. However, financial dynamics influencing forests extend beyond climate …

Historical enclosures that produce modern state formations do so not simply in terms of the
scoring of territorial divisions and policing of social/political gatherings and separations …

Bananas are a major staple as well as an important cash crop in developing countries and
the most eaten fruit in Europe and Northern America. For decades, the banana economy has …