Competition for shea trees is rising in west Africa, leaving the poorest women collectors with less access and fewer gains.
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The transfer of township rental houses to inhabitants did not necessarily give families greater security. “Family houses” were frequently acquired by individuals.
Women’s relationship to the environment is shaped by their social position.
With Treaty of Waitangi settlement negotiations winding down, customary marine title claims are only just beginning. A recent High Court decision could provide the way forward.
South Africa’s rural communities where mining licenses have been granted are often excluded from consultations and bear the brunt having their environment and livelihoods destroyed.
Villagers from a community in South Africa’s Eastern Cape fought to be consulted and for the power to consent to mining their land.
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