Land rights and investments

historicising current dynamics of climate-related migration in the savannah zone of Ghana

Safeguarding Europe's energy infrastructure

Inuit have felt campaigns for animal rights as a threat to their livelihood and culture. While some green NGOs have gone lengths to realign with indigenous peoples in their reorientation to fight climate change, some Greenlanders find that climate policies threaten their right to development and self-determination.

Greenland in Arctic Security delivers a comprehensive overview of how security dynamics unfold in and in relation to Greenland. From great power interests in geostrategic infrastructure to domestic debates centered on promoting and protecting Greenland identity when engaging with the outside world.

Climate change policies assume that everyone adapts in the same way. Research from Kenya shows they don’t.

Progress towards reducing greenhouse gas emissions from deforestation shows that the rule of law is vital to protect indigenous people and local communities

Since the hike in food prices in 2007-2008, national as well as international policy attention has been strongly focused on promoting foreign agricultural investments, e.g. in sub-Saharan Africa. While in some cases such a focus may be justified, policies which favour foreign investments may work to the detriment of locally-owned family farms which represent a strong – and in many cases stronger – source of rural employment generation than foreign agricultural investments.

Ruling elites, investors and populations in natural resource investments

Insights from Africa’s climate hotspots