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The Rush to the Peripheries: Land Rights and Tenure Security in Peri-Urban Ethiopia

Land, 2021
As the global population continues to urbanize, increasing pressure is put upon urban centers and the carrying capacity of the already built-up areas. One way to meet these demands is horizontal expansion, which requires new lands to become incorporated ...
Addiswork Tilahun Teklemariam, Logan Cochrane   +1 more
doaj   +1 more source

Socioeconomic Factors Affecting Rural Households' Participation in Commercial Fuelwood Production in Jawi District, Northwest Ethiopia

Indonesian Journal of Social and Environmental Issues
This study assesses the factors influencing household participation in fuelwood production in Jawi district, northwest Ethiopia. A multi-stage sampling method was used. The district and kebeles were purposefully selected.
Kassa Chanie, Mitku Alemu, Asabeneh Alemayehu, Abdulkerim Getachew, Mulat Ayal, Abebaw Shimels   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Can nutrition education mitigate the impacts of COVID‐19 on dietary quality? Cluster‐randomised controlled trial evidence in Myanmar's Central Dry Zone

Maternal and Child Nutrition, 2021
We evaluate the immediate impact of a nutrition and gender behaviour change communication on dietary quality in rural communities in Myanmar and assess whether the communication helped mitigate the effect of the COVID‐19 crisis on dietary quality.
Catherine Ragasa, Isabel Lambrecht, Kristi Mahrt, Hongdi Zhao, Zin Wai Aung, Jessica Scott   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

My country, mine country: Indigenous people, mining and development contestation in remote Australia [PDF]

, 2013
Agreements between the mining industry and Indigenous people are not creating sustainable economic futures for Indigenous people, and this demands consideration of alternate forms of economic engagement in order to realise such ‘futures’.
Benedict Scambary, Scambary, Benedict
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Financial evaluation of converting agricultural land to plantation forests in Ethiopia

Trees, Forests and People
s: Land is a fundamental factor of production and plays a critical role in shaping rural livelihoods and economic development. In many parts of Ethiopia, increasing conversion of agricultural land to plantation forestry has raised important questions ...
Asabeneh Alemayehu, Deginet Birhanu, Tensaye Abate, Kassa Chanie, Gemedo Furo, Mister Abebe   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Central Nervous System Tumors Among Infants in Canada: A Report From CYP‐C

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Central nervous system (CNS) tumors in infants are rare, pose unique clinical challenges, and lack large‐scale evidence‐based data to guide management. This study seeks to describe CNS tumors in Canadian infants and to compare their outcomes with those of older children.
Samuel Sassine, Hallie Coltin, Sylvia Cheng, Lucie Lafay‐Cousin, Vanan Issai Magimairajan, Craig Erker, Stéphanie Vairy, Lynette Bowes, Adam Fleming, Donna Johnston, Sarah McKillop, Roona Sinha, Julie Bennett, Christina Coleman, Laura Wheaton, Shayna Zelcer, Samuele Renzi, Thai Hoa Tran   +17 more
wiley   +1 more source

Impact of Radiation Therapy on Physical and Psychosocial Health of Adolescents and Young Adults: A Joint Report From the Children's Oncology Group AYA and Radiation Oncology Committees

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Rates of cancer among adolescents and young adults (AYA), age 15–39 years, are increasing. Consequently, radiation oncologists are treating more AYAs who have diagnoses spanning both pediatric and adult practices. Compared to pediatric and older adult patients, AYAs face a unique set of challenges.
Hesham Elhalawani, Rachel K. Peterson, Avani D. Rao, Laurie J. McKenzie, Ahmed Magdy Elmotayam, Leslie Chang, Michael Roth, Susan L. McGovern   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Women's land rights : policy brief [PDF]

, 2008
The research focuses on women’s rights regarding the inheritance framework of private agrarian land; it does not encompass private residential or commercial property. Women’s land ownership and control has important connections with empowerment.
Sustainable Development Policy Institute
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Analyzing the extent and drivers of land use/land cover change in Southwestern Ethiopia

Discover Sustainability
Understanding the extent of land use and land cover (LULC) change and its drivers is crucial for modelling future dynamics and management strategies that avert the decline of natural resources.
Diriba Abdeta, Rusha Begna, Haile Zerfu, Asabeneh Alemayehu, Alemeyehu N. Ayana, Nigus Tekleselassie Tsegaye   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Addressing Unemployment challenge through micro and small enterprises (MSEs): Evidence from Nigeria [PDF]

Problems and Perspectives in Management, 2020
This study examined the operational characteristics of MSEs and their contributions towards addressing the national challenge of unemployment. The research was based on Ado-Odo/Ota Local Government Area in Ogun State, Nigeria.
Oluwatoyin Matthew, Daniel E. Ufua, Romanus Osabohien, Tomike Olawande, Oluwatosin D. Edafe   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source