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Kenyan law aimed at luring mining giants sparks ‘resource curse’ fearsDiscovery of minerals, oil, coal and gas spur legal changes that communities say could bring abuses or leave them out of pocket -
Where’s the evidence that land grabs are good for economic progress?Jonathan Glennie: We can’t be sure that moving people off their land to develop it for export industries will benefit resource-rich countries -
Somaliland inspired by Scotland and Catalonia independence campaignsWith its relative peace and natural resources, the breakaway state wants recognition of its independence from Somalia
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Brazil must target smallholders to curb rising deforestationWhile the largest landowners have cut their contribution to deforestation by two-thirds, that of smallholders has increased -
Illegal loggers remain hidden in Peru’s forest but timber finds global buyersState exercises little control over remote Amazon region blighted by poverty and illiteracy, and organised crime fills the vacuum
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It’s not overpopulation that causes climate change, it’s overconsumption