Why green grabs don’t work in Papua New Guinea

In this paper, Colin explains why foreign investors have had so little success in their own attempts to secure large areas of customary land for ostensibly ‘green’ purposes, even while so-called ‘agro-foresters’ have claimed millions of hectares. » view paper [PDF,174KB]

RMAP Postdoctoral Fellow Sarah Milne has published a blog on the life of Mr. Chut Wutty, an environmental activist who was murdered in Cambodia last week where Sarah has been involved in conservation efforts and research for nearly ten years.
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Pacific Discussion Papers (READ)

Showcasing the inaugural READ Pacific Discussion Paper, The Political Construction of a Land Grab in Papua New Guinea by Colin Filer.

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RMAP Fellow Participates in Plenary Discussion

Kuntala Lahiri-Dutt gave a presentation entitled ‘Mining, nature and society: A new feminist perspective’ at a plenary session of the International Mining Congress in Johannesburg, South Africa.
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RMAP Fellow part of ARC Research Team

Sango Mahanty is part of a multi-disciplinary research team exploring how forest users in Vietnam, Cambodia and Laos respond to international efforts to reduce deforestation.
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RMAP Postgraduate Teaching

RMAP academics teach into several postgraduate programs at the ANU, such as: Applied Anthropology & Participatory Development, Climate Change, Environmental Management & Development, and Natural Hazards & Disasters.

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RMAP Publications - APEM Series

The latest book in the peer reviewed Asia-Pacific Environment Monograph (APEM) series, edited by Michael Fabinyi, is entitled Fishing for Fairness: Poverty, Morality and Marine Resource Regulation in the Philippines

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