A new mapping study shows that roads have sliced and diced almost the entire land surface of Earth, leaving huge areas prone to illegal logging, mining and hunting.
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Indonesia is pushing for more infrastructure development projects. But the people relocated to make way for these projects have very little power to ensure their livelihoods are secure.
Are giraffes really facing extinction? The decline of these beloved animals - and many others – has been hidden in plain sight as Africa builds ever more roads, railways and cities.
International institutions make up a stage on which States vehemently and openly denounce world problems and suffering while they actually have no intention to act.
Athi-Kaputiei is close to Nairobi where undeveloped land is exceedingly scarce and expensive. This has made it a powerful magnet for people.
Mozambique has made significant progress in its fight against poverty despite recent economic and political challenges
Trade incentives and more inclusive union leadership could improve working conditions in the garment industry – particularly for women.
Of women who die from cervical cancer, 87% live in poor countries.
China will have to play by international rules on transparency and accountability if it wants to secure its place as a leader for economic development in Asia.
We’re used to debating the region’s environment. But far-western Brazil has lots of urban problems too.
Options are open for how to spend £1.4 billion of British aid channelled through EU.
Once one of the world’s very poorest countries, Cambodia has been through a remarkable two and a half decades of growth and development.
Raja Ampat is one of the richest in bio-marine life in the world. But many inhabitants of the cluster of islands in West Papua, Indonesia live in poverty.
It is important to prosecute militants who destroy antiquities. But ‘everyday’ development - from dams flooding towns to the impact of mining on Indigenous rock art – does vastly more damage to heritage than war.
Six years after a catastrophic earthquake, Haiti has to recover from yet another disaster. Getting it right will be a herculean task.
At least 1,000 people perished when Hurricane Matthew battered Haiti last week, destroying houses and displacing tens of thousands
The World Bank risks looking hypocritical and becoming redundant if it doesn’t improve its own management.
Britain uses its aid for soft power. How will that change after it leaves the EU?
If women aren’t given their full rights, they’re less likely to believe in democratic institutions.
The prevailing political fights over control of state-owned enterprises in South Africa has the potential to have a deep impact on the economy, and the quality and direction of the development state.
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Professor of African and Development Studies, The University of Edinburgh
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Founding Director, Institute for Sustainability, University of Surrey
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