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Anne Hennings is a post-doc research fellow at the University of Koblenz-Landau in Germany, and Land Portal's Country Research & Engagement Consultant for West Africa & Southeast Asia. Her work focuses on contested land deals in post-war societies, and the respective repercussions on conflict transformation and reconciliation. She has conducted extensive ethnographic fieldwork in Sierra Leone and Cambodia, with special emphasis on (non-)violent mobilisation, agrarian transformation, and gender dynamics. She is founder and co-speaker of the working group “Nature, Resources, Conflicts”.
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Restoring Land Rights in the Aftermath of War: Country Insights Digest #3 - October 2021
Over the last month the news all over the world broke with stories about the departure of US forces from Afghanistan and its takeover by the Taliban. Many wonder what the future will bring to those who remained and to those who fled the country. This thought immediately raises all sorts of questions which include 'what will happen to access, control, and ownership of land in states of transition?'
Devolution and the politics of communal tenure reform in Kenya
Increased legal access and the devolution of natural resource administration are generally seen as sources of power for local communities and their institutions. However, beyond this widely held expectation, the politics of land reform suggest that legal recognition of rights and devolution is not the only issue with implications for communal tenure reforms. Misconceptions about communal tenure, which are rooted in history, and their appropriation by local elites in the processes of communal tenure reform are characteristic of both colonial and post-colonial governments in Kenya.
Changing Land Use Patterns and Their Impacts on Wild Ungulates in Kimana Wetland Ecosystem, Kenya
In Kenya, wildlife numbers have drastically declined due to land use changes (LUCs) over the past three decades. This has affected wildlife habitats by converting them into farmlands and human settlements. This study used remote sensing data from landsat satellite to analyze the changing land use patterns between 1980 and 2013 and their impacts on wild ungulates in KWE. The objective of the study was to map out LUCs, determine the possible causes of LUCs, and examine the effects of LUCs on wild ungulates.