Rushcliffe borough council designated the site an asset of community value in July, allowing the villagers extra time to finance a new venture.
Sensitive to Afghan criticisms of civilian casualties, Nato commanders gave widespread warning of their intentions to ensure villagers have time to flee.
Native species which were valued for food (fruits, nuts or seeds) were cultivated and/or promoted by local villagers since time immemorial, and were additionally favoured during government-sponsored forest restoration activities in the 1980s and 1990s.
The uncertainty caused by volatile redevelopment policies, absence of trust between local government and villagers, long-time reliance of villages on land leasing income, and high transaction costs to achieve consensus among villages serve as key barriers to redevelopment.
The floating houses, which are tied to one another, are moved by the villagers four times a year to follow migrating fish stocks.
Boko Haram fighters have kidnapped about 80 people, many of them children, in a cross-border attack on villages in northern Cameroon, the first time villagers from that country have been kidnapped by suspected militants.
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Villagers barely had time to escape from their homes – there was no early warning system in place.
In the square, the pace has slowed, fresh chickens and slabs of meat hang for sale on hooks, and villagers take their time over displays of vegetables.
