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A local to global perspective on oil and wind exploitation, resource governance and conflict in Northern Kenya

Journal Articles & Books
November, 2018
Africa, Kenya
Land in post-conflict settings
extractive industries
land access
land dispute
land rights
local communities
natural resources management
water management
In north-western Kenya, significant oil reserves have been discovered and the first oil trucks have left Turkana County in June 2018. On the east side of Lake Turkana, the largest wind power project on the African continent was completed in mid-2017. This article applies a local to global perspective to explore the benefits and externalities for the local communities living in close proximity to the oil and wind exploitation sites. A particular focus is placed on governance of energy resources, water and employment opportunities and its impacts on new and existing conflict dynamics.
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A local to global perspective on resource governance and conflict

Journal Articles & Books
November, 2018
Global
Land Conflicts
Land in post-conflict settings
land access
land governance
land rights
land use
natural resources management
This article serves as an introduction to the special issue ‘A Local to Global Perspective on Resource Governance and Conflict’. It advances the debate on natural resource governance and conflict by bringing together three different strands of literature with the aim of developing a local to global research perspective and framework for analysis. First, this article reviews and identifies research gaps in the literatures on (1) the resource curse, (2) environmental security and (3) the large-scale acquisition of land and natural resources.
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Addressing Forest Governance Challenges in the Greater Mekong Subregion

Policy Papers & Briefs
August, 2018
Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam, South-Eastern Asia
Forest Landscape Restoration
Forest Tenure
Land Conflicts
Land in post-conflict settings
conflicts
forestry
land governance
The European Union funded Voices for Mekong Forests (V4MF) project conducted a set of forest governance and capacity needs assessments in late 2017 and early 2018 to assess the state of forest governance in five GMS countries: Thailand, Lao PDR, Myanmar, Cambodia, and Viet Nam.
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Applying a Rights-Based Approach (RBA) in Forest Governance

Training Resources & Tools
September, 2018
South-Eastern Asia
Forest Landscape Restoration
Forest Tenure
Land & Gender
Land Conflicts
Land in post-conflict settings
capacity development
conflicts
forestry
gender equity
The Rights-based Approach (RBA) allows local communities, or others who are marginalized, excluded or discriminated (the rights holders), to exercise their rights; and for institutions, organizations or other agencies (the duty bearers) to provide support towards equitable and inclusive development programmes that benefit them. RBA interventions can address inequities and disparities evident in these communities. In the context of the management of forested landscapes, RBA emphasizes the rights of local communities for fair benefits, access to resources, secure tenure and gender equity.
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Arbitration as a Tool for Management of Community Land Conflicts in Kenya

Reports & Research
December, 2018
Kenya
Land Conflicts
Land in post-conflict settings
land conflicts
The Constitution of Kenya 2010 recognizes the principle of promoting alternative forms of dispute resolution including reconciliation, mediation, arbitration and traditional dispute resolution mechanisms by courts and tribunals when exercising judicial authority.1 While this provision is not specific on the kind of disputes and conflicts to be submitted to alternative forms of dispute resolution, there are other provisions that contemplate such disputes or conflicts as including community land conflicts.
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Armed conflict and mining induced land-use transition in northern Nimba County, Liberia

Reports & Research
January, 2019
Liberia
Land Conflicts
Land in post-conflict settings
land governance
environment
deforestation
land use
land use change
mining
natural resources management
land conflicts
local communities
This study determined pre-conflict, conflict and post-conflict land use change and analysed the impact of armed conflict on the intensity of land use change in northern Nimba County. Landsat images of 1986, 1990, 2002 and 2016 were classif
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Climate Change and International Security: Resource Guide 2017 - Consolidated Edition

April, 2018
Global
Indigenous & Community Land Rights
Land & Food Security
Land & Gender
Land Conflicts
Land in post-conflict settings
Land, Climate Change & Environment
assessment
biodiversity
climate change
conflicts
development
environment
food security
gender equity
land governance
resilience
tenure security
water
The Climate Change and International Security Resource Guide is produced for the Brussels Dialogue on Climate Diplomacy (BDCD) which consists of a series of informal meetings to exchange information and promote cooperation among European institutions and international organisations active in the nexus between climate change and international, national, human and environmental security.
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Compensation for Expropriated Community Farmland in Nigeria: An In-Depth Analysis of the Laws and Practices Related to Land Expropriation for the Lekki Free Trade Zone in Lagos

Journal Articles & Books
March, 2018
Indigenous & Community Land Rights
Land & Investments
Land Conflicts
Land in post-conflict settings
compensation
expropriation
indigenous peoples' land rights
land tenure
land tenure
land tenure systems
land valuation
resettlement
In Nigeria, the recurring impoverishment and other negative socioeconomic impacts endured by landholders affected by expropriation are well-documented and call into question the Land Use Act's (LUA) effectiveness in protecting local land rights. The World Bank's Land Governance Assessment Framework found that, in Nigeria, "a large number of acquisitions occurs without prompt and adequate compensation, thus leaving those losing land worse off, with no mechanism for independent appeal even though the land is often not utilized for a public purpose".
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Conflicts of land expropriation in China during 2006–2016: An overview and its spatio-temporal characteristics

Land Use Policy Volume 76

Peer-reviewed publication
July, 2018
China
Land Conflicts
Land in post-conflict settings
Land, Climate Change & Environment
conflicts
expropriation
land conflicts
land use
research
In recent years conflicts of land expropriation in China have received a lot of concern. Recent systematic reviews highlight causes, types and resolution of land conflicts, yet very few of these studies have considered the spatial-temporal characteristics of the issue. Utilizing spatial statistical analysis and statistical software, this paper aims to build a contextual overview on Chinese land expropriation conflicts and explore spatial and temporal distribution of it during 2006–2016. Correlations of land conflict intensity with per capita GDP and urbanization rate have been studied.
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Corporate Social Responsibility and Natural Resource Conflict

Journal Articles & Books
February, 2018
Global
Land in post-conflict settings
agriculture
extractive industries
farmers
land administration
local communities
natural resources management
This book examines the possibilities and limitations of corporate social responsibility in minimising the violent conflict often associated with natural resource exploitation.　 Through detailed and penetrating empirical analysis, the author skilfully asks why previous corporate social responsibility practices have not always achieved their aims.