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PHONE:
+27 (0)21 959 3733
FAX:
+27 (0)21 959 3732
EMAIL: plaas@uwc.ac.za
POSTAL ADDRESS:
PLAAS, UWC
Private Bag X17
Bellville
7535
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Research Areas
Our research programme aims to develop an in-depth understanding of key processes within rural social formations and of land and agrarian reform, and to provide policy-oriented recommendations. Furthermore, we aim to foster critical yet engaged scholarship, and help build a new cadre of applied social scientists with expertise in these sectors.
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![Research Areas [1]](http://www.plaas.org.za/research/research-areas/natural-resources-management/image1_3column "Research Areas [1]")
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Natural Resources Management
The objective of this Specific Support Action (SSA) is to share existing research and experiences in the governance of natural resource commons across different ecosystem types and scales in Southern Africa: including marine and coastal zones; arid and semi-arid grasslands; savannas and forest patches; and aquatic, wetland and floodplain ecosystems.
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![Research Areas [2]](http://www.plaas.org.za/research/research-areas/chronic-poverty/image1_3column "Research Areas [2]")
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Chronic Poverty
PLAAS’s research on poverty and chronic poverty intends to inform policymaking by grounding debate in a detailed understanding of the livelihood activities and strategies of poor and vulnerable people, and the ways in which those livelihoods are embedded in the broader political economy of South Africa.
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20–22 SEPTEMBER 2010 — NATIONAL CONFERENCE ON STRUCTURAL POVERTY IN SOUTH AFRICA "Overcoming inequality and structural poverty in South Africa: Towards inclusive growth and development"