Mahendra Singh Thapa (CASAS’ member) has published this article with Sony Baral & Bir Bahadur Khanal Chhetri in Discover Sustainability. Abstract: Forest restoration operates within complex landscapes, where the diverse roles, needs and land-use practices of local communities are integrated. This study sheds light on the roles of community institutions in relation to forest restoration…
Author: CASAS
Turn the Tide – Filipino Oil Palm Migrant Workers in Sabah
CASAS’ member Carlo Arceo has created a short animation based on his doctoral project. Abstract: The research explores the intersection of agrarian squeeze, irregular migration, and labor and border regimes in two agrarian frontiers in Southeast Asia. The animation follows the journey of a six-member migrant household from Palawan, Philippines, who irregularly cross the maritime…
Energy transition effects on food security amidst climate change and progress toward sustainable development goals
George Mudimu (CASAS’ member) has published with Phemelo Tamasiga, Valentine Munyaradzi Dzingai, Helen Onyeaka, Rose Daphnee Tchonkouang, Kehinde Favour Siyanbola & Ulakom Genesis an article in Energy and Climate Change. Abstract: Transitioning to net-zero societies affects how energy is produced and consumed, with consequences for food security. Through a systematic review of 43 peer-reviewed studies…
The origins of organic production in the Andean Region of Parallel 42º: contributions to thinking about the institutionalisation of agroecology
Mercedes Ejarque (CASAS’ member) has published with Liliana Barbosa this paper in Spanish in the journal Identidades. Abstract: This paper reconstructs the origins of organic production in the Comarca Andina del Paralelo 42º (Chubut – Río Negro) up to its institutionalisation, identifying the motivations and tensions involved in this process. Environmental history and political ecology…
Customary land tenure institutions and private capital relations in peri-urban Malawi: Intra-communal land commodification, institutional disruption, and land dispossession
CASAS’ member Sane Zuka has published an article in Cities journal. Abstract: Despite extensive research on the phenomenon of capitalist transformation of land use, debates over commodification of land into capitalist modes of relations persist. This paper responds to this ongoing debate that highlights how, while adequately engaging with large-scale land deals, the scholarship on…





