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Agrarian Change and Accumulation in Central India: Revisiting the Agrarian Question of Capital
in Journal of Agrarian Change
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In this paper, the researchers revisit the relevance of the agrarian question of capital and provide evidence of the dynamism in agriculture based on an empirical enquiry. They study the possibilities, channels and patterns of agrarian accumulation and its spillover on the nonagrarian accumulation dynamics in an agriculturally advanced region lying in central India. Based on this empirical study, they posit that the agrarian question of capital remains important at a regional scale in India. By bringing the focus back on the question of capital, the paper maps the contemporary agrarian change processes as being linked to the process of generation of agrarian surplus and contributes to the debate on the relevance of the agrarian question of capital in the Global South.
Authors: Sunit Arora, Deepak K Mishra
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Biological invasions pose substantial economic threats globally, yet detailed cost assessments for many Global South nations, especially in Africa, remain scarce. This study presents the first comprehensive breakdown of the potential economic costs of biological invasions in Morocco. The researchers identified 343 invasive alien species, comprising approximately 1.11 percent of the country’s biodiversity. Using the InvaCost database, they retrieved cost estimates for 137 species with available records. They calculated the mean annual cost per species, adjusted these values both socio-economically (using World Bank Purchasing Power Parity) and climatically (via Köppen climatic regions), and extrapolated them based on species prevalence in Morocco. This yielded an estimated annual economic impact ranging from USD 1.14 billion (conservative adjusted value) to USD 5.13 billion (maximum scenario). Across all estimations, damage costs consistently exceeded management costs by one or two orders of magnitude. Despite challenges in extrapolating cost data from other regions, this study underscores the urgent need for more research and for targeted management and policy interventions to minimise the spread of invasive species and reduce their economic toll. Proactive measures in Morocco, coupled with international collaboration, will be critical to mitigating this socio-ecological crisis and ensuring long-term sustainability.
Authors: Jazila El Jamaai, Ahmed Taheri, Liliana Ballesteros-Mejia, Danish A. Ahmed, Alok Bang, Christophe Diagne, Franck Courchamp and Elena Angulo
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Introduction to the Special Issue on Managing and Understanding Synanthropic Primates
in Springer Nature
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This Special Issue arises from the 2023 International Primatological Society symposium “Abundant Primate Populations: Challenges & Strategies for Coexistence.” The motivation for organising the symposium was to share information and stimulate discussion on how primatologists defined and understood “overabundance” in primate populations, the factors contributing to it, and methods for accurately estimating and modeling populations. This symposium contributed to the growing body of work showing that human-primate coexistence is a global challenge and perceived as problematic by some people who live alongside primates. In this Special Issue, the researchers explore key aspects of synanthropy, including cases where communities view primates as kin and actively engage with them, case studies of sites where a long history of coexistence has recently increased in conflict, the physiological and behavioral changes primates experience from living in close association with people, and strategies designed to foster sustainable coexistence. In this Special Issue, the researchers examine four key topics associated with synanthropy: 1) The dynamics that emerge when humans and synanthropic primates share spaces; 2) Sites with a long history of human-primate coexistence that has recently become conflict; 3) Primate physiological and behavioural change as a result of living alongside humans; and 4) Strategies to promote coexistence.
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Pebsworth, P. A., Dore, K. M., Hansen, M., Anand, S., & Zinner, D.
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