Neo-colonialism, land grabbing and rubber plantations in Liberia
How did Africa’s oldest independent republic become entrenched in a neo-colonial tussle for world dominance in the production of rubber?
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Civil Society and Social Movement, Economy and Trade, Global Challenges, Global Infrastructure and Communication, Introduction, Land and Capital, Migration, Tourism and Culture ,
31/01/2019
Narrating the Global Countryside
Five years on, 450 hours of 617 interviews and 8 participatory mapping interviews, 2 focus groups, 2 surveys of 1,235 respondents, GPS and GIS Mapping exercises of global continental coverage, the Global-Rural Project comes to an end. Here is a summary of the project’s findings in over 14 countries and 37 case study sites.
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Biosecurity, Civil Society and Social Movement, Economy and Trade, Food Security, Global Challenges, Health, Transport ,
30/01/2019
Invasive Species, Global Trade and Biosecurity: The case of Xylella
Numbers of alien species are rapidly increasing worldwide as a result of increased global trade. This storymap focuses on Xylella fastidiosa, which has devastated Olive trees in Southern Italy and is threatening plant health across Europe.
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Civil Society and Social Movement, Counter Globalisation Movement ,
23/01/2019
Communal Living as a Global Alternative Movement
Historically, people or groups of people dissatisfied with their lifestyles and their present conditions have gathered in search of alternatives ways of living, thus communal living has become that global social mechanism that has promoted this societal change over time and place and into a global network challenging contemporary globalisation consequences.
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