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The GEO 6 regional assessment recognizes Africa's rich natural capital
The GEO 6 regional assessment recognizes Africa's rich natural capital - the diversity of soil, geology, biodiversity, water,landscapes and habitats- which if wisely managed, hold the promise to lead the region to a future where ecosystem integrity,as well as human health and well-being are…
Measuring Agribusiness Competitiveness: An Application to African Countries
Agribusiness has a major role to play in transforming the agriculture sector in Africa. Increasing demand for high-value food products around the world, the production and export of these goods represents an opportunity to increase both income and employment. To capture the benefits of this trend…
Sub-Saharan Africa will need to create 18 million jobs each year until 2035
Sub-Saharan Africa will need to create 18 million jobs each year until 2035, to accommodate young labour market entrants. The AU-EU Summit of November 2017 identified it as a top priority for Africa and for development cooperation. The European Union has the desire and the instruments needed to…
New Fringe Pastoralism: Confict and Insecurity and Development in the Horn of Africa and the Sahel
This report focuses on the emergence of new fringe activities that have transformed the relationship involving pastoralism, the State and the traditional national and transnational mobility of pastoralists. The phenomenon is multifaceted in nature and has been embraced by only a minority of…
Moving beyond policy bias in the polarised debate on conflict and climate in Darfur
Both those who argue for and those who refute climate-conflict links draw on Darfur to support their case. New analysis of political bias behind the environmental narratives and their critiques adds much-needed nuance to our understanding of when drought is – and is not – relevant to the conflict.
Land and Conflict: Lessons from The Field on Conflict Sensitive Land Governance and Peacebuilding
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…
Synergizing global tools to monitor progress towards land degradation neutrality: Trends.Earth and the World Overview of Conservation Approaches and Technologies sustainable land management database
Highlights Remote sensing productivity indicators identified improvements in areas with sustainable land management. At least 10 years from the intervention establishment were needed for the impact to be detected. The impacts of some sustainable land management practices were not detected…
Land degradation assessment in the Argentinean Puna: Comparing expert knowledge with satellite-derived information
The Puna region, located in NW Argentina, is a dry highland with many endemic species and significant traditional cultural heritage. The Puna was a pilot region for the Land Degradation Assessment in Drylands project (LADA-FAO) which aimed at assessing desertification status in different land use…
New Adelphi report: SHORING UP STABILITY: Addressing Climate & Fragility Risks in the Lake Chad Region
Lake Chad is caught in a conflict trap. Violence between armed opposition groups – including the so-called 'Islamic State West Africa Province' and 'Boko Haram' – and state security forces has left 10.7 million people in need of humanitarian assistance. Climate change is compounding these challenges…
Focus on Land in Africa
While never offering a blueprint, FOLA shares a diversity of insights, experiences, and lessons from countries across the continent, highlighting the critical role of property rights in local livelihoods and development.
Drought Variability and Land Degradation in Semiarid Regions: Assessment Using Remote Sensing Data and Drought Indices (1982–2011) (RS)
In this study authors used the Global Inventory Monitoring and Mapping Studies (GIMMS) dataset to analyze trends in the Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI) in the world's semiarid regions, based on 30 years of National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration-Advanced Very High Resolution…
Land-Use Type Effects on Soil Organic Carbon and Microbial Properties in a Semi-arid Region of Northeast Brazil
Land-use change is one of the most important anthropogenic environmental change drivers affecting the biodiversity and functioning of ecosystems.
Soil property maps of Africa at 250m
In Africa, significant amounts of soil nutrients are lost every year due to inappropriate or unsustainable soil management practices. The Montpellier Panel has estimated that the economic loss in Africa due to poverty, climate change, population pressures and inadequate farming techniques is about…
The Global Donor Database and map on land programmes
Cooperating with the Global Donor Working Group on Land – comprising bilateral and multilateral donors as well as development agencies – USAID led a data collection and visualisation project that gathered information from around the globe.
Public perceptions of environmental risk: the role of journalists
The way journalists represent scientific debate and in particular how they represent opposing viewpoints influences public perceptions of risk and uncertainty about a subject.
2016 MDGs to Agenda 2063/SDGs Transition Report
This publication is the last in a series of MDG reports. It takes stock of Africa's performance during the 15 year development campaign and reflects on the challenges and opportunities associated with the dual transition to the new global and continental development agendas adopted in 2015: the 2030…
What works and why?- a new study supporting regional cooperation and integration in Africa.
"Supporting regional cooperation and integration in Africa- What works and why?" A new study by Fredrik Soderbaum and Therese Brolin looks at "What works and why?" in supporting regional cooperation and integration in Africa. Quoting several papers by ECDPM, the study recommends donors to expand…
Analytical Report of the Land Matrix II. International Land Deals for Agriculture (02/11/2016)
Around the world, 26.7 million hectares of agricultural land have been transferred into the hands of foreign investors since the year 2000. This means that these investors possess approximately 2 per cent of the arable land worldwide, or roughly the equivalent to the total area covered by United…