Benefit sharing in the mining sector in Africa
<p>In essence, the notion of benefit sharing is recognition of the natural rights of affected communities over mineral resources in their traditional and historical homelands. Communities have a right
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Landless farmers, sly opportunists, and manipulated voters: The squatters of the Bukit Barisan Selatan National Park (Indonesia)
The Bukit Barisan Selatan National Park in southern Sumatra (Indonesia) has been on the UNESCO list of World Heritage Sites since 2004. Home to tigers, elephants, and rare Sumatran rhinos, the Park is
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Pro-poor maternity benefit schemes and rural women - Findings from Tamil Nadu
A cross-sectional study based on women benefi ciaries under the Muthulakshmi Reddy Maternity Benefi t Scheme in fi ve districts of Tamil Nadu shows that scheduled caste and landless women in the sample
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In the jungle of law- Adivasi rights and implementation of Forest Rights Act in Kerala
This article examines the implementation of the Forest Rights Act of 2006 in the historical context of Wayanad’s adivasi land struggles. The left-wing Government of Kerala (2006-11) aimed to interpret
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Rehabilitation and Resettlement Policy of Coal India Ltd 2012
<p><span id="itro1">The Rehabilitation and Resettlement Policy 2012 of Coal India Ltd attempts to provide flexibility to deal more effectively with resettlement and rehabilitation issues and determine
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Irrigation development: A process of land degradation and marginalisation of the land poor
This article looks into the instances of growing waterlogging, which is a negative externality of the developmental process (canal irrigation) that has affected the marginalised sections to a greater extent,
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A diachronic study of the political economy of Ranikhera Village in Delhi
This article highlights the changes that have taken place in the political economy of Ranikhera village between 1953 and 2008. Urbanisation is the key factor in transforming the village life. Agriculture
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A saga of three villages in Andhra Pradesh
A study of the socio-economic situations of three villages in north-eastern Andhra Pradesh shows that while times and values have vastly changed, not much has been transformed in terms of privileges and
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Land reforms in India: unfinished task
As a parliamentarian, you are in a position to muster the political will necessary to overcome the inadequacies of the present legal framework, and ensure land to all. This policy brief has been written
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Pro-poor benefit distribution in REDD+: who gets what and why does it matter?
Ensuring that the poor or the most vulnerable sections of society benefit from REDD+ projects is crucial to building both national and international legitimacy and to fostering successful delivery of conservation
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Gaining control : "Re-peasantisation" in Araponga
Innovative policies in Brazil, such as the Zero Hunger Programme, have significantly reduced poverty in the past decade. Yet, land distribution remains a serious challenge: 46% of all land is controlled