Policy Briefs
Telecoupled Landscape Briefs
Telecoupled Landscape Briefs feature highlights and policy implications from research and practical work conducted in the project “Managing telecoupled landscapes” of the Swiss r4d programme (www.r4d.ch) funded by the SNSF and the SDC.
Laos Policy Brief
Economic Development and Smallholder Agency in Lao PDR
In northern Laos, government policy has encouraged a transition away from traditional shifting cultivation and towards more market-based agriculture. In this policy brief we discuss livelihood impacts of these land use transitions and share recommendations regarding land use policies.
Madagascar Policy Brief
Balancing conservation and cash cropping in Madagascar
In north-eastern Madagascar, the competing interests of conservationists, actors participating in cash-crop value chains, and local farmers put pressure on local land resources. This policy brief outlines implications of this tension between conservation and agriculture and possible ways forward.
CDE Policy Briefs
CDE Policy Brief Madagascar
Conservation versus local livelihoods? Sustainable development challenges in Madagascar
North-eastern Madagascar’s tropical rainforests are recognized as one of the world’s most important biodiversity hotspots. But protected areas threaten the needs of local subsistence farmers. While no simple solution exists, several policies show promise.