- Land grabbing
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Land Policies
- For a new agricultural land policy in France
- Land Policies and Agrarian History in Europe
- The agricultural land policies of France in the 20th century
- Land issues in West Africa. Briefing notes.
- Agrarian Reforms in the World
- Lessons Learned from Niger’s Rural Code
- Land Policies and Agrarian Reform. Proposal Paper.
- Forest
- Water
- Local Land Management
- WFAL - World Forum on Access to Land 2016
- Other International Conferences and Forums
- AGTER’s Thematic Meetings - Videos
- Interviews with some members of AGTER
- Training - Education
- Education - Study trips
- Education - Training modules
- Editorials - Newsletter AGTER
- Protect the environment and ecological balances
- Develop participation in national and local decision making
- Respect basic human rights. Fight against inequality
- Establish effective global governance. Build peace
- Ensure efficiency of agricultural production and end hunger
- Develop and maintain cultural diversity
- Consider the needs of future generations. Good management of the commons
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Pierre Merlet
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Ph.D. in Development Studies at teh Institute of Development Policy (IOB), University of Anvers in November 2021.
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Advanced Master of Globalisation and Development from the Institute of Development Policy of the University of Antwerp (IOB-UA). 2010.
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Engineer Degree in Agronomy with a Specialisation in Social Sciences and Rural Development from the Institute for Education and Research in Life Sciences, Agronomy, Food Technology and Environment of Paris-France (AgroParisTech). 2005.
After his studies Pierre Merlet worked for four years as a development practitioner in Nicaragua in development projects related to natural resources access and management. He has worked for NITLAPAN-UCA since 2016 as a senior researcher leading the institute’s research agenda on land and natural resources. As such, he has coordinated several international research-action projects, implemented together with IOB-UA, AGTER, AgroParisTech, the Catholic University of Leuven (KU Leuven), and several Nicaraguan organisations and gives several course sessions for Master students at IOB-UA, UCA, KU Leuven. He is also the academic coordinator of an international training programme in research and development designed and implemented together by IOB-UA for Central American students.
Pierre Merlet is a member of AGTER, (www.agter.asso.fr) and of the International Joint Laboratory on Governance, Resources and Mobility in Central America (meso.hypotheses.org/).
Scientific articles and publications
Papers / Documents for wide distribution
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Legal pluralism and management of land and natural resources
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Un acercamiento a los procesos de transferencias de tierra a gran escala en Centroamérica
Research Papers
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La situación de la tierra y de los bosques en Guatemala
La situation de la terre et des forêts au Guatemala -
El marco legal en Guatemala en cuanto a gestión de tierras y bosques
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Los procesos de apropiación de los recursos forestales: el caso de Peten (Guatemala)
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La diversidad de formas de gestión local colectiva de las tierra y los bosques en Guatemala
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La Asociación de Foresteria Comunitaria de Guatemala: Ut’z Che’
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La Asociación de Comunidades Forestales de Petén (ACOFOP). Guatemala
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NICARAGUA. Expériences d’accès à la terre pour paysans pauvres
NICARAGUA. Experiencias de acceso a tierra para campesinos pobres
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