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George C. Schoneveld
Researcher at Center for International Forestry Research
Publications - 62
Citations - 2362
George C. Schoneveld is an academic researcher from Center for International Forestry Research. The author has contributed to research in topics: Sustainable development & Sustainability. The author has an hindex of 23, co-authored 59 publications receiving 1974 citations. Previous affiliations of George C. Schoneveld include CGIAR & World Agroforestry Centre.
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Land-based investments for rural development? A grounded analysis of the local impacts of biofuel feedstock plantations in Ghana.
TL;DR: In this article, the impacts and impact of biofuel feedstock development in Ghana were analyzed and it was found that companies are accessing large contiguous areas of customary land through opaque negotiations with traditional authorities, often outside the purview of government and customary land users.
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Contemporary processes of large-scale land acquisition in sub-Saharan Africa: legal deficiency or elite capture of the rule of law?
TL;DR: This paper explored the relationship between policy and practice associated with customary rights protections in the context of large-scale land acquisitions through a document review and case study analyses from Ghana, Mozambique, Tanzania, and Zambia.
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The geographic and sectoral patterns of large-scale farmland investments in sub-Saharan Africa
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors analyzed 563 farmland projects that have been established between 2005 and 2013 in sub-Saharan Africa and highlighted a number of popular misconceptions regarding investor origin and their sectoral interests and motives.
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Unpacking Indonesia's independent oil palm smallholders : An actor-disaggregated approach to identifying environmental and social performance challenges
TL;DR: In this article, the authors developed a typology of independent smallholder oil palm farmers in Rokan Hulu district, Riau province, and revealed the wide diversity of actors that compose Indonesia's small-holders economy, the types of compliance barriers they face and the sustainable development challenges they pose.
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The politics of the forest frontier: negotiating between conservation, development, and indigenous rights in Cross River State, Nigeria
TL;DR: In this article, the authors explore the local tensions associated with this policy shift in Cross River State, which, due to its favorable agro-ecological conditions and investment climate, has become one of Nigeria's premier agricultural investment destinations.