examination of the rapidly growing field of political ecology. Located at the intersection of
geography, anthropology, sociology, and environmental history, political ecology is one of …

This paper reports the findings of an in-depth case study of a highly densely populated area
in northwest Rwanda which has been conducted during the period 1988–1993. It …

The thesis of the book is that, based on the evidence presented (gathered over a period from
1992-97), the'Sahelian crisis' of degradation can be contained, and that in doing so, the …

The complexity of land tenure in West Africa is the result of the coexistence of several
systems (whether customary-sometimes with Islamic influence-or state), none of which is …

La question agricole et alimentaire mondiale fait partie des enjeux majeurs auxquels
l'humanité est et sera confrontée dans les décennies à venir. Comment nourrir la planète …

This study combines legal and anthropological approaches to investigate how the
establishment of a large-scale biofuel agro-industry is reinterpreting and potentially …

Multiple quarrels within and between families in rural southern Malawi mediate an invisible,
subterranean process of social differentiation and class formation-a'hidden history'. The …

Page 1 Les parcs agroforestiers CAHIER FAO CONSERVATION ISSN 1020-1149 en
Afrique subsaharienne 34 CIRAF Organisation des Nations Unies pour l'alimentation et l'agriculture …

Some of the major issues with which humanity is and will be confronted in the coming
decades are the global agricultural and food issue. How to feed the planet? How should …

State legislation and international development agencies may envision grand programmes
revising African systems of land tenure, but local pressures and competitive struggles …