In the lead-up to the 14th Global Conference of the International Association for the Study of the Commons (IASC), CIFOR scientist Andrew Wardell discusses some of the challenges in managing the world’s commons resources.
Archive for June, 2013
Q&A: Who owns the rights to the world’s common resources?
Snakes, thieves and falling nuts: Challenges of Brazil nut harvesting in Peru
Every wet season in the Western Amazon, Peru’s castañeros (brazil nut concession holders and harvesters) gather the huge brazil nut fruits from the forest floor, crack them open to extract the nuts inside, and carry them out of the forest to market.
アフリカ、コメ消費拡大 サブサハラで年率５％増
NIKKEI–同センターによると、サハラ砂漠以南のサブサハラ地域のコメ消費量は年率５％で増加。これに対し、生産量も2007～12年には年8.4％増と、年3.2％増だった00～07年に比べて２倍以
Bread tasting in Ethiopia
In Hawassa, southern Ethiopia, maize is eaten as corn bread, baked on a big clay plate. This bread, made only with water, maize flour, and salt, is the major food in the area (along with ensete, a starchy food made from the roots of the Ensete