This review by Geopolicity Inc. provides the theoretical framework for any research on food security and social protection through Employment Generation Schemes. It presents a ‘conceptual geography’ of important works of literature related to the latest evidence and informed by the best international experience. The subject of hunger can be tackled from rights, economic, social, environmental, agricultural and political based perspectives and therefore a combination of different factors are more...

Over 7,000 Tanzanians Give Their Opinions on livelihood, education, health, governance, infrastructure, well-being, citizen participation, and more. This report is the largest perception survey conducted in Mainland Tanzania to date. 7,879 Tanzanians, aged from 7 to 90 years, from ten mainland regions, were asked for their opinion on aspects of economic progress, their standard of living, quality of and access to economic and social services, and trends in governance.

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Deforestation in the Andes is leading to an increase in natural hazards such as landslides and soil leaching. As a result the living environment of humans and wildlife is also threatened. The regional project PROBONA (Programa de Bosques Nativos y Agroecosistemas Andinas) contributes to the preservation of forests and ecosystems in the Andes with reforestation and protection programmes. The primary belief of the project is that besides maintaining biodiversity, sustainable agro-forestry should a more...