George Schoneveld

ABOUT THE WRITER
George obtained a Master’s degree in Business Economics and a Master’s degree in International Development in the Netherlands. He was previously employed in the investment banking sector and at the University of Utrecht. He has also conducted research in India on the political economy of land acquisition processes and the livelihood reconstruction trajectories of forcibly displaced communities. He is currently an Associate Expert at CIFOR.
BY THIS WRITER
News - 16 Jun 2014
African farmland investments face governance challenges
Failure to accept that large-scale farmland investments are a new reality in Africa may hinder dialogue on effective frameworks.
News - 16 Jun 2014
African farmland investments face governance challenges
Feature - 17 Oct 2013
Biofuels and forests: Revisiting the debate
The complexities of a sustainable biofuel economy reveals the need for improved land and forest governance across diverse scales.
Feature - 17 Oct 2013
Biofuels and forests: Revisiting the debate
News - 6 Jun 2012
Rio+20: Exploring the livelihood and environmental impacts of biofuels in the tropics
Can biofuel production manage conservation and development trade-offs?
News - 6 Jun 2012
Rio+20: Exploring the livelihood and environmental impacts of biofuels in the tropics
Analysis - 23 Feb 2012
Rush to acquire African farmland risks countries bearing costs of global resource scarcity, says study
The EU Renewable Energy Directive provides confidence for very large investments.
Analysis - 23 Feb 2012
Rush to acquire African farmland risks countries bearing costs of global resource scarcity, says study
18 Oct 2011
EU sustainability schemes fall short of safeguarding rural livelihoods
BOGOR, Indonesia (19 October, 2011)_ The voluntary certification schemes recently approved by the European Commission to verify compliance with the sustainability...
18 Oct 2011
EU sustainability schemes fall short of safeguarding rural livelihoods