Uganda

Forest and savannah dwellers in Africa who rely on hunting and gathering for their livelihoods face an uncertain future. Their way of life is under pressure from governments, who are making concerted attempts to settle them and integrate them into alien forms of subsistence such as farming or pastoralism. Their territories are under threat from […]

The majority of women in the South have a close and complex relationship to their surroundings. They are profoundly affected by environmental degradation, as they depend directly on natural resources for their livelihoods. Their need for access to these resources often goes unrecognised, as does their role as producers and environmental managers. At times of […]

For years food has been gien to Third World countries to help in their development. But it has made little impact. Too often the food aid tail wags the development dog. Yet the effectiveness of food aid as a tool for development has gone virtually unchallenged.