This chapter examines six major global forces likely to influence forests and tree-based systems and considers their implications for poverty. The global trends discussed include: (i) growth in…

HIGHLIGHTS Status inconsistencies and women’s resource possession provoke intimate partner violence. Any move toward status equality is a risk factor for women’s experience of abuse. Policies that…

Abstract The increasing pressure on agricultural production systems to achieve global food security and prevent environmental degradation necessitates a transition towards more sustainable practices…

Achieving the SDG7 goal, among other things, requires doubling efforts in energy efficiency improvements. However, in Africa, the progress has been slow, proving difficult for the continent to achieve…

Purpose – There is a paucity of research on the causal relationships between talent management (TM), decent work and national well-being. Hence, this study examines the nexus between macro talent…

Abstract Although indigenous forest management practices have been used effectively by local people in the management and conservation of forest resources, these practices are eroding, causing…

October 2020 When Cape Town, South Africa, experienced a severe drought, the city feared “Day Zero,” the day that water would no longer be supplied through water taps. We calculated Gini coefficients…