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Pandemics, armed conflicts, natural and anthropogenic disasters, and economic/financial collapses are types of systemic shocks that can manifest locally and then spread to region, to nation, to continent, to the inhabited planet. The recession that began in the United States in late 2007, manifested as a global recession in 2008 and 2009. is an example of an economic/financial shock. The COVID pandemic of 2020-21 is a more recent example of a shock to global systems. These shocks changed how households and institutions used financial resources, which then translated into impacts on financial flows and uses of funds, including land ownership, use, and management. Investigations of the incidence and subsequent impacts of shocks is important in an increasingly tele-entangled world. In this session we shall explore how shocks in one part of the planet can influence land use and land management decisions elsewhere. Topics include the lingering repercussions of the COVID-19 lockdown on agriculture and conservation, the push and pull of migration from Central America, how exogenous shocks influence land use, migration, remittances to rural communities in Kyrgyzstan and southern Romania, and how bilateral remittance dynamics reveal the diversity of international connections.