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Land is our natural heritage. It is much more than a commodity. We humans depend on land and its soils, water and vegetation to sustain our lives. The production of healthy food, provision of shelter, a place for recreation, in fact our whole lives depend on land. Yet we still know so very little about it. And we do not use land and its soils sustainably. Much knowledge about sustainable land…

Highlights •We present a learning-centered participatory approach to land management assessment. •The multi-stakeholder platform establishes and prioritizes the assessment criteria. •Stakeholder perspectives and science-based assessment data are integrated. •The method incorporates the evaluation of changes in stakeholder's perspectives. •Case study outcomes support…

The aim of this study is to understand the relationships between social capital and access to (natural) resources and markets in the case of Brazil nut value chain actors in the meso-region of the Lower Amazon, with a focus on quilombola communities from Oriximiná and the environs of the market in Óbidos, Pará. The analytical framework combines conceptual …

In recent years, governments, donors, and NGOs have increasingly embraced value chain development (VCD) for stimulating economic growth and combating rural poverty. In line with the rise in interest, there has been a proliferation of guides for VCD. The purpose of this paper is to present the results of a review of 11 guides for value chain along six different dimensions, ranging from objectives…