Jann Lay / Ward Anseeuw / Sandra Eckert / Insa Flachsbarth / Christoph Kubitza / Kerstin Nolte / Markus Giger

Taking Stock of the Global Land Rush: Few Development Benefits, many Human and Environmental Risks

Monograph | Bern Open Publishing | 2021


  • Number of Pages

    100

    Publisher

    Bern Open Publishing

    ISBN

    978-3-03917-028-9

    978-3-03917-027-2



    Dr. Sandra Eckert

    Dr. Sandra Eckert

    Centre for Development and Environment, University of Bern





    Markus Giger

    Markus Giger

    Centre for Development and Environment, University of Bern



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