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An oil flare in Port Harcourt Nigeria.
Transparency: can it work for sustainable development?
… Republic of Congo lost £850 million in revenues through corrupt mining deals, while Nigeria lost around $US 6.8 billion through …
Insight, 23 May 2013
Gastro(eco)nomic revolution in Peru
… . But the liberalization process also attracted investments in mining and export agriculture in the 90s – under very good conditions …
Insight, 16 October 2011
A village in Burkina Faso. Land investment in Africa is growing driven by rises in global food prices, companies who see market opportunities in biofuels, and overseas countries anxious to secure their food supplies through direct investment. Photo: Tex
‘Land grabbing’ in Africa: Biofuels are not off the hook
… may compound pressures from other sources, such as conservation or mining. Even a smaller aggregate scale of land acquisition can increase …
Insight, 16 October 2013
REDD+ in Mozambique: new opportunity for land grabbers?
… agriculture, industrial plantations, logging, biofuel farming and mining. Hopes dashed for Mozambique Having worked on community-based …
Insight, 15 September 2011
Mainstreaming Biodiversity and Development project updates
Mainstreaming biodiversity and development project updates
Article, 21 March 2014
Statements and workshop reports
Mainstreaming biodiversity and development initiative: events
Article, 09 July 2013