Land Use & Livelihoods Initiative
The mission of the Land Use and Livelihoods Initiative (LULI) is to advance policy-relevant, interdisciplinary research on the impacts of international institutions, domestic policies and local practices on ecosystem and human well-being in regions with commodity based resource extraction.
LULI has three key areas of focus:
- Extraction of commodities through mining, forestry and agriculture.
- Trade of these commodities through international resource value chains, the drivers involved, and the distribution of benefits.
- Policies and Institutions that shape how commodity extraction and trade influence the environment and human livelihoods.
Research Highlights
LULI Publications and News
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Animal Agency in Wildlife Conservation and Management
March 16, 2022Wildlife conservation and management (WCM) practices have been historically drawn from a wide variety of academic fields, yet practitioners have been slow to engage with... [ More ]
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From Mercury Stories to Sustainability Stories: A Discussion with Henrik Selin
November 10, 2020By Maureen Heydt On Tuesday, Nov. 10, the Global Development Policy Center (GDP Center) hosted a webinar to launch the new book from Henrik Selin, "Mercury... [ More ]
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Selin Launches NSF Project on Mercury in Artisanal Mining
August 14, 2019Henrik Selin is part of a National Science Foundation-funded project on “Mercury Pollution and Human-Technical-Environmental Interactions in Artisanal Mining.” Selin is working on the project with a team... [ More ]
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GDP Center Co-Hosts Seminar and Workshop Series on Remote Sensing in Tropical Forests
May 03, 2019The Land Use and Livelihoods Initiative (LULI) at the Global Development Policy Center and the Frederick S. Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future recently co-hosted a three-day... [ More ]
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Q&A With Rachael Garrett: What The Brazilian Presidential Election Means For The Amazon Rainforest
November 08, 2018Rachael Garrett Q & A with WBUR, entitled "What The Brazilian Presidential Election Means For The Amazon Rainforest". WBUR, November 8, 2018.