Welcome to the second issue of the Natural Resources and Environment Newsletter. In this issue, we will be looking at work underway on the Voluntary Guidelines on responsible governance of tenure of land and other natural resources. We will also look at work done in Thailand and lessons learned by the German-financed Bioenergy and Food Security project.

At the Pacific consultation meeting on the Voluntary Guidelines on governance of tenure in Samoa, participants took time to blow the whistle on hunger as part of the 1 Billion Hungry campaign. The campaign is designed to raise awareness about the nearly one billion people in the world today who continue to suffer from chronic hunger.

Une nouvelle recherche montre comment les investissements dans l'agriculture des nations en développement peuvent être structurés en alternative aux acquisitions massives de terres. Elle documente une série de modèles de transactions plus inclusifs pouvant apporter des bénéfices aux petits agriculteurs et protéger leurs droits fonciers, tout en garantissant la rentabilité des entreprises.