Increasing the Economic Value and Contribution of Protected Areas in Africa
In recent decades the international community has begun to support protected area (PA) governance systems that demonstrate the combined effort to achieve biodiversity and conservation goals while promoting the sustainable use of natural resources and job creation.
A Promise Betrayed: Policies and Practice Renew the Rural Dispossession of Land, Rights and Prospects
South Africans assumed on 27 April 1994 that their vote for freedom would erase the ethnic enclaves known as ‘Bantustans’ or ‘homelands’ and guarantee a common citizenship with equal rights under one law.
Will South Africa’s Minerals Bill take the road less travelled?
On 26 January 2015, President Jacob Zuma provided reasons for referring the Mineral and Petroleum Resources Development Amendment Bill (MPRD-AB 2014) back to Parliament. The Bill had been shepherded through parliament shortly before the 2014 national elections, and has been on the President’s desk since then.
Where is the African Peer Review Mechanism Heading?
Africa may be rising, but its success is primarily measured by economic growth and development, while discourse on democratisation is far less prominent than at the onset of the new millennium. At the same time, many African states are forging ever-deeper ties with emerging powers that seem to place little value on democracy and human rights.
Africa’s Evolving Continental Court Structures: At the Crossroads?
Heads of state and government (HOSG) in Africa, through the African Union (AU), have for some time expressed particular concern about two developments in current international criminal justice – the exercise of universal jurisdiction and the work of the International Criminal Court (ICC).
Assessing The Impact of Chinese Investment on Southeast Africa’s Cotton: Moving Up The Value Chain?
An influx of Chinese and other Asian investment in Southeast Africa over the last decade has had a significant impact on the cotton-textile value chain in the region.
From Natural Resource Dependence to Diversified Economies: An Agenda for Future Research
This policy note aims to outline potential future directions for research on natural resource governance in Africa, with specific focus on the extraction of minerals and hydrocarbons.
Towards Agenda 2063: Re-Inventing Partnership on Extractive Governance
The demand for effective resource governance partnerships has grown in line with pressure on Africa’s extractive industries to deliver inclusive and sustainable development.
A New Scramble for Africa? The Rush for Energy Resources in Sub-Saharan Africa
Global energy consumption will increase rapidly in the next decade. The current core energy production sites in the world economy are unlikely to be able to supply this increasing demand.
Maximising Positive Impacts of Mining Projects: Stakeholders and Partnerships
Despite the fact that mining-led growth is one of the few opportunities low-income African nations have of catching up with other countries, mining in Africa is not seen as creating local benefits. There is little co-operation among stakeholders in the minerals sector and long-term planning is poor.