Suchergebnisse

Im Mai letzten Jahres schoß die thailändische Armee auf Demonstranten bei ihrem Versuch, Thailands Demokratiebewegung zu zerschlagen. Als Folge davon mußte schließlich der NPKC (National Peace Keeping Council, die Militärjunta, die am 23. Februar 1991 durch einen Coup die Macht übernommen hatte) einer Wiedereinführung ziviler Herrschaft zustimmen. Das Militär war offensichtlich nicht glücklich über dieses Ergebnis, ist aber zweifellos dankbar dafür, daß es noch über genügend Macht verfügt, um an einer während ihrer Amtszeit eingeleiteten Maßnahme festzuhalten: die Verfolgung ihres beständigen Kritikers, des Nobelpreis- Kandidaten Sulak Sivaraksa. Am ersten Prozeßtag am 2. Juni wurde sein Antrag auf Wiederaufnahme der Ermittlungen vom Gericht abgelehnt.

On the 23rd June 2016, the UK referendum on European Union (EU) membership resulted in a vote to leave the EU. This departure, should it occur, would see the implementation of a new agricultural policy within the UK which will most likely see the removal of direct financial support to farmers. In this study, we use combined agricultural survey and rural payments data to evaluate the extent of reliance upon Pillar 1 payments, based on a sample of 24,492 (i.e. 70%) of farm holdings in Wales. This approach eliminates some of the variation found in the Farm Business Survey through the delivery of a more comprehensive picture on the numbers and types of farm holding potentially facing economic hardship and the quantities of land and livestock associated with those holdings. We estimate ˜34% of our sampled Welsh farm holdings face serious financial difficulties and show ˜44% of agricultural land on sampled farm holdings in Wales being vulnerable to land use change or abandonment. Based on our results, we consider the potential social and ecological impacts that the removal of direct payments may have on land use in Wales. We also discuss the use of a more balanced approach to land management that could support governmental visions to keep farmers on the land, improve productivity and deliver high quality 'Public Goods'.

As the UK leaves the European Union, the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP), which for decades has dictated how and when farming support is delivered, will be replaced with a new UK agricultural policy which will see UK farmers, especially upland livestock farmers, facing a more challenging economic environment and a significant change to the way in which farming support is delivered. This study used a series of interviews with UK farmers across differing locations and categories to ascertain how levels of social capital may hinder or enhance a farmer's willingness to embrace future agricultural policy. We found that more conventional farmers who have never participated in agri-environment schemes and those currently in government-run schemes display high levels of bonding capital and low levels of bridging and linking capital which may hinder their ability to adapt to change. In contrast, farmers who embrace a pubic goods approach to land management displayed high bridging and linking capital and are more likely to work with government officials to adapt to policy change. Communities are more likely to become sustainable if they have access to government support and advice, and if relationships with other community members and stakeholders with an interest in rural communities, the natural environment and land management are encouraged and maintained.