gesjGEOGRAPHY, ENVIRONMENT, SUSTAINABILITYGEOGRAPHY, ENVIRONMENT, SUSTAINABILITY2071-93882542-1565Russian Geographical Society10.24057/2071-9388-2012-5-4-33-45gesj-160Research ArticleENVIRONMENTОкружающая средаCONTEMPORARY LAND REFORM POLICY AND PRACTICE IN SOUTH AFRICA AND ITS ENVIRONMENTAL IMPLICATIONS: NEW IDEAS, OLD PROBLEMS?MeadowsMichaelmmeadows@mweb.co.za201201122012543345Copyright © Meadows M., 20122012Meadows M.Meadows M.Данная работа распространяется под лицензией Creative Commons Attribution 4.0.This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.https://ges.rgo.ru/jour/article/view/160land reformland degradationapartheidenvironmental impactagricultural policyrural livelihoodsReferencesAfrican National Congress, (1993). The Reconstruction and Development Programme.African National Congress, (1993). The Reconstruction and Development Programme.ANC, Johannesburg.ANC, Johannesburg.Afriforum, (2012). 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