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Transformation of Peatland Management Toward Climate Targets in Europe

open access: yesEcosystem Health and Sustainability
Agriculture and forestry on drained peatlands contribute substantial amounts of anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions. The transformation of peatland management toward “wet” land use takes on an increasingly critical role in achieving zero net carbon ...
Cheng Chen   +3 more
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Towards concessions 2.0 in Central Africa. Managing overlapping rights between industrial concessions and community forestry [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
In Central Africa, industrial forest concessions and protected areas occupy most of the forested space while community forests are confined to the margins.
Karsenty, Alain, Vermeulen, Cédric
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Indigenous knowledge and community-based risk assessment of climate change among the Fulani Herder Community of Kpongu, North-Western Ghana

open access: yesJournal of Water and Climate Change, 2021
Given rising concerns about climate change and development in Africa, this paper draws on Community Risk Assessment for mapping the risks of Fulani Herders to climate change in North-Western Ghana. Herder communities are seldom explored in climate change
Lambert Abatanie Napogbong   +2 more
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'It's not all about the land': land disputes and conflict in the eastern Congo [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
Key points • Current interventions in land conflicts are focused on conflict management rather than conflict resolution. • Land conflicts are part of a wider governance problem and need political rather than technical approaches.
Mathys, Gillian, Vlassenroot, Koen
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Exploring Accessibility and Its Impact in the Mountain City: A Typical Case Study of Nyingchi City, Tibet Autonomous Region, China

open access: yesLand, 2023
The accessibility of mountain tourist attractions is a prerequisite to enhancing the attractiveness of tourist attractions and driving the well-being of local residential areas, which increases people’s prosperity and the sustainable development of ...
Qianqian Gong   +8 more
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Spatiotemporal Dynamics and Drivers of Ecosystem Service Value in Coastal China, 1980–2020

open access: yesLand
In response to the widespread decline in ecosystem service value (ESV) caused by rapid industrialization and urbanization-driven land-use transitions in Coastal China—characterized by shrinking farmland and expanding built-up land and crystallized in the
Qing Liu   +5 more
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Critical Gaps in Land Governance with Respect to the Land Registration System in Ethiopia

open access: yesMizan Law Review, 2021
Land registration is a useful land information system practised in almost all modern nations. It is also true that many land registration systems fail due to a number of reasons. This article investigates whether the land registration system in Ethiopia
Melkamu Belachew Moges
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Government Soft Landings

open access: yes, 2019
Revised guidance for the public sector on applying BS8536 parts 1 and 2. Updated for ISO19650.
Philp, David   +2 more
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Technology innovation and environmental outcomes of road transportation policy instruments

open access: yesNature Communications
Road transportation policies can drive innovation in more environmentally sustainable vehicle and fuel technologies but may have unintended consequences.
Clara Ma   +2 more
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MEASURES TOWARDS DEVELOPMENT OF APPROPRIATE LAND GOVERNANCE CAPACITY IN AFRICA: Empowerment for Africa’s Youth

open access: yesAfrican Journal on Land Policy and Geospatial Sciences, 2018
The Continental Land Policy Initiative, now the African Land Policy Centre, has made tremendous progress in generating knowledge on land governance since inception in 2006. A key milestone was the formulation of a Framework and Guidelines on Land Policy
IBRAHIM MWATHANE
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