As the development of Liberia’s natural wealth intensifies, a coherent set of policies that address questions of persistent gender inequality, sustainable rural livelihoods and long-term security of access to natural resources is needed. The capacity of rural women to maintain the local food economy must be preserved and enhanced, as must their ability to make informed decisions regarding the sustainable exploitation of natural resources.

Successive governments in India have emphasized the need for industrial expansion and privatization as the foundation for economic stability and growth. This focus has led to the policy-induced transformation of rural and peri-urban landscapes into use for industry and infrastructure. These transformations have caused social conflicts and ecological impacts for land and resource-dependent people.

Land is often a critical aspect of conflict: it may be a root cause or trigger conflicts or may become an issue as the conflict progresses. Conflicts lead to forced evictions; the people who are displaced by conflict need somewhere to live and some land to farm or to graze their animals, often leading to further disputes over the use of land and other resources.

Since the 1960s, and particularly in the last decade, Southeast Asia has been attracting significant foreign investments. Myanmar, despite its land titling and registration tangles, is no exception. Investors all across the globe are vying for a piece of the “Golden Land” and the country is responding with equal fervor. The building of a modern industrialized nation through agricultural development is one of the country's economic objectives. Foreign investments are being encouraged, private businesses are being pushed, and attractive tax and duty rebates are being offered.

Since the 1960s, and particularly in the last decade, Southeast Asia has been attracting significant foreign investments. Myanmar, despite its land titling and registration tangles, is no exception. Investors all across the globe are vying for a piece of the “Golden Land” and the country is responding with equal fervor. The building of a modern industrialized nation through agricultural development is one of the country's economic objectives. Foreign investments are being encouraged, private businesses are being pushed, and attractive tax and duty rebates are being offered.

Over the last 50 years, most Asian countries have gone through a shift from subsistence agricultural systems to industrialized economies. In Indonesia, the major shift came in 1966, when General Suharto successfully staged a military coup. Under his presidency, Indonesia experienced the “New Order”. A key aspect of this regime was trade and industrial expansion. Changes were made to foreign and domestic investment laws to facilitate growth, including the removal of most controls on private investments.

Las condiciones estructurales de discriminación, pobreza, exclusión y violencia frente a los pueblos afro-descendientes en el norte de la provincia de Esmeraldas, han permitido que en esta región del Ecuador, como Choco y Tumaco en Colombia, queden a merced de factores que vulneren sus prácticas de vida. Parte de esos factores se han ido estructurando con la presencia de actores armados ilegales colombianos, sicarios ecuatorianos, rutas de narcotráfico y en los últimos años con el cultivo de palma aceitera y la minería ilegal.

La actual variabilidad climática advierte que la escasez del recurso hídrico puede intensificarse en aquellas zonas donde existe presión ya sea por déficit o por la competencia en el uso del recurso, debido a esto cada vez es más indispensable el desarrollo de proyectos encaminados a la conservación del agua.

Reflecting on both the Mining Code of 1886 and the subsequent amendments administered to said code in 1892, this investigation endeavors to evaluate the immense impact that its implementation caused in Ecuador’s geographic space. These laws inaugurated criteria for the demarcation of mining properties; noteworthy acts that strengthened the state’s dominion over subsoil and the obtention of perks concerning concessionaires. The adoption of new mining law principles facilitated the arrival of foreign investors interested in the exploitation of gold-bearing mineral deposits.

El presente estudio es una reflexión en torno a los primeros impactos sociales de la instauración del proyecto mega minero en su fase de exploración en la parroquia amazónica de Tundayme, en el que sus pobladores vivencian distintos conflictos locales a raíz de la presión extractiva. Se analizan los vínculos territoriales de comunidades campesinas que a raíz de las leyes de reforma agraria se trasladan a los territorios amazónicos y que en la actualidad se enfrentan al incumplimiento de la normativa ambiental por parte de la compañía ECUACORRIENTE S.A.

Es evidente que a nivel de la historia, ha estado presente la dificultad de comprender el mundo rural; ligado esto, siempre a miradas de desarrollo que se plantean a nivel de región, asociadas a las estrategias de las grandes ciudades y a su crecimiento poblacional. Lo rural, dentro de la planificación territorial, ha cobrado sentido según la funcionalidad hacia la urbe y siempre relacionada con actividades específicamente agrarias.

A presente pesquisa tem como objetivo analisar as dinâmicas territoriais expressadas no município de Mutatá-Colômbia a partir da extração mineral de oro, recriando as analise de maneira dialética em alcance multiescalar nos planos regional, nacional e internacional, que permita apresentar as tensões em perspectiva de totalidade, reconhecendo os processos de territorialização expostos a partir dos usos e apropriações no território analisado.