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'Celebrating ten years of research, training and policy engagement on land and agrarian reform, livelihoods, community-based natural resource management, and poverty'. A ten year review report 1995-2005
(Institute for Poverty Land and Agrarian Studies (PLAAS), 2006)
The Programme for Land and Agrarian Studies (PLAAS) celebrates its 10th anniversary this year. Over the last
ten years we have undertaken research on land and agrarian reform, the changing composition of livelihoods
and ...
Vulnerability and social protection at the margins of the formal economy
(Institute for Poverty, Land and Agrarian Studies, University of the Western Cape, 2006)
This report sets out the results of an in-depth study of livelihood strategies and
‘coping mechanisms’ among poor people in one very specific, but highly significant
context of poverty in South Africa. Its core concrete ...
Schmidtsdrift community land claim
(Institute for Poverty, Land and Agrarian Studies, University of the Western Cape, 2007)
The historic land of the Schmidtsdrift community lies along
the banks of the Vaal River in the Northern Cape province,
along the R300 road to Griquastad, approximately 71 km
west from Kimberley and 53 km north-east from ...
Trans-boundary natural resources management in southern Africa: Local historical and livelihood realities within the Great Limpopo Trans-frontier Conservation Area
(Institute for Poverty, Land and Agrarian Studies, University of the Western Cape, 2007)
The end of apartheid rule in South Africa, together with the termination of the civil war in Mozambique and the occupation of Namibia by South Africa in the early 1990s, seemed to herald profound changes in international ...
Covie community land claim
(Institute for Poverty, Land and Agrarian Studies, University of the Western Cape, 2007)
The Covie community restitution claim refers to a claim by
past and present residents of Covie village, situated within
the Tsitsikamma National Park, between Plettenberg Bay
and Port Elizabeth in the Western Cape ...
Mainstreaming of HIV and Aids into South African fisheries policy
(Institute for Poverty, Land and Agrarian Studies, University of the Western Cape, 2008)
HIV/Aids is one of the most serious health,
economic and social issues facing southern Africa
today (UNAIDS; Heywood 2004). Although only
10% of the world’s population lives in Sub-Saharan
Africa, 64% of the 39.5 million ...
International comparative study of strategies for settlement support provision to land reform beneficiaries
(Institute for Poverty, Land and Agrarian Studies, University of the Western Cape, 2007)
The provision of sound planning and adequate settlement
support within land reform has the potential to make
a profound impact on the livelihoods of many South
Africans. However, the process of providing settlement
support ...
Community-based natural resource management in the southern Africa region: An annotated bibliography and general overview of literature, 1996–2004
(Institute for Poverty, Land and Agrarian Studies, University of the Western Cape, 2007)
This bibliography is aimed at collating information relating to community-based natural resource management (CBNRM) in the southern African region across different sectors and themes. It was primarily compiled to offer ...
Land reform in South Africa: A status report 2008
(Institute for Poverty, Land and Agrarian Studies, University of the Western Cape, 2008)
After 14 years of democracy in South Africa,
there is agreement across the political and social
spectrum that the state’s programme of land
reform is in severe difficulties. Almost since its
inception, the programme ...
Land and agrarian reform in integrated development plans (IDPs)
(Institute for Poverty, Land and Agrarian Studies, University of the Western Cape, 2007)
This research study were conducted in
late 2004 and the fi ndings presented
to the Department of Provincial and
Local Government (DPLG) and shared
with the Department of Land Affairs
(DLA) in 2005. Since then, some ...