Livelihoods, forests, and conservation in developing countries: an overview
In the growing literature at the interface of rural livelihood improvement and conservation of
natural forests, two overarching issues stand out:(1) How and to what extent use of forest …
natural forests, two overarching issues stand out:(1) How and to what extent use of forest …
Tradeoffs in carbon commodification: A political ecology of common property forest governance
T Osborne - Geoforum, 2015 - Elsevier
Carbon markets have gained traction worldwide as an ostensibly win–win solution to climate
change, providing low-cost emission reductions in the Global North and sustainable …
change, providing low-cost emission reductions in the Global North and sustainable …
Capturing the value of forest carbon for local livelihoods
J Smith, SJ Scherr - World development, 2003 - Elsevier
We contribute to the debate on the social implications of carbon forestry projects by showing
that tradeoffs exist between social benefits of projects and their cost-effectiveness. Large …
that tradeoffs exist between social benefits of projects and their cost-effectiveness. Large …
Smallholder agroforestry systems for carbon storage
JM Roshetko, RD Lasco, MSD Angeles - Mitigation and adaptation …, 2007 - Springer
Most smallholder agroforestry systems in Southeast Asia are tree-and species-rich systems
producing non-wood and wood products for both home use and market sale. Due to their …
producing non-wood and wood products for both home use and market sale. Due to their …
[PDF][PDF] Forest carbon and local livelihoods
J Smith, SJ Scherr - Centre for International Forest …, 2002 - pdfs.semanticscholar.org
Resource users and managers from around the world have begun to recognise the
economic, social and environmental importance of ecosystem services provided by forests …
economic, social and environmental importance of ecosystem services provided by forests …
Carbon sequestration in Africa: The land tenure problem
JD Unruh - Global environmental change, 2008 - Elsevier
The prospect of using tropical forest projects to sequester significant amounts of atmospheric
carbon as one mitigation approach to climate change has received considerable attention …
carbon as one mitigation approach to climate change has received considerable attention …
Small-scale forest carbon projects: adapting CDM to low-income communities
E Boyd, M Gutierrez, M Chang - Global Environmental Change, 2007 - Elsevier
Given the decision to include small-scale sinks projects implemented by low-income
communities in the clean development mechanism of the Kyoto Protocol, the paper explores …
communities in the clean development mechanism of the Kyoto Protocol, the paper explores …
Forest ecosystem services: can they pay our way out of deforestation?
The ecosystem services provided by forests are vital to humanity and cannot be fully
replaced by technology. The services provided by forests are threatened and damaged by …
replaced by technology. The services provided by forests are threatened and damaged by …
Can forest-protection carbon projects improve rural livelihoods? Analysis of the Noel Kempff Mercado Climate Action Project, Bolivia
NM Asquith, MT Vargas Ríos, J Smith - Mitigation and Adaptation …, 2002 - Springer
Abstract We studied the Noel KempffMercado Climate Action Project (NKMCAP), Bolivia, to
assess whether forestprotection carbon (C) projects cansignificantly benefit local people …
assess whether forestprotection carbon (C) projects cansignificantly benefit local people …
Analysis of the carbon sequestration costs of afforestation and reforestation agroforestry practices and the use of cost curves to evaluate their potential for …
Carbon sequestration in forest sinks is an important strategy to remove greenhouse gases
and to mitigate climate change; however its implementation has been limited under the …
and to mitigate climate change; however its implementation has been limited under the …