Laura German

TL;DR: In this article, the authors analyze the past research on deforestation and summarize the findings of that research, in terms of its relevance to the development of future REDD regimes, and highlight areas where future research and methodological development are needed to support national and international processes on avoided deforestation and degradation.

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.

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.

TL;DR: In this article, the extent and mechanisms of the high fertility of Amazonian dark earths are discussed. But, the authors do not advocate an exploitation of this high fertility, but rather to document the fertility potential of these special soils and understand the properties of such soils with enhanced fertility.

TL;DR: This article applied findings from agronomic and ethnographic research among small-scale Amazonian farmers to the ongoing debate over the origins of Black Earth (an anthrosol associated with native American settlements) and the intentionality of anthropic soil formation processes.