Land access is becoming a crucial issue in many African contexts, where groups and individuals are coping with land scarcity and increasing competition over resources. Based on fieldwork carried out in the southwestern region of Togo, this paper explores the plurality and adaptability of the forms of land access that have historically emerged from changing economic and political landscapes characterized by the rise and the decline of cocoa cultivation.
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Library ResourceJournal Articles & BooksJanuary, 2012Togo
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Sustainability
Peer-reviewed publicationJanuary, 2013SenegalIn this paper, we present a distributional impact analysis of climate change policies envisaged or implemented to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in Senegal. We consider policies implemented in developed countries and their impact on a developing country. Moreover, we simulate the diminishing productivity of agricultural land as a potential result of climate change (CC) for Senegal. This country is exposed to the direct consequences of CC and is vulnerable to changes in world prices of energy, given its lack of substitution capacity.
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Library ResourceJournal Articles & BooksDecember, 2012Gabon
Les Pygmées ont intégré les pratiques culturales et les connaissances des Non-pygmées relatives à l’agriculture itinérante sur brûlis mais semblent également avoir mobilisé des savoirs propres concernant le sol et le fonctionnement de la forêt.
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Library ResourcePolicy Papers & BriefsApril, 2012Guinea
Ces dernières années, la République de Guinée a connu une extension rapide des surfaces plantées en palmiers améliorés. L’arrivée prochaine en production de ces dernières, avec pour conséquence d’importantes quantités d’huile de palme produites, fait peser d’importants enjeux sur le développement de cette filière.
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Library ResourceJournal Articles & BooksNovember, 2012Tanzania
This paper discusses the importance of maps in urban planning and the consequences for cities planned within a'non existent maps context', when the power of decision belongs to the dwellers.
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Library ResourceJanuary, 2012Kenya
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Library ResourceJanuary, 2012Kenya
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Library ResourceJanuary, 2012Burkina Faso
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Library ResourceJanuary, 2012Ghana
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Library ResourceJanuary, 2012South Sudan
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