Groom, B. and Palmer, C. (2012) REDD+ and rural livelihoods. Biological Conservation, 154. pp. 42-52.
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Abstract
Focusing on incentive schemes that induce participation in land-use activities to supply environmental services, this paper examines the potential impacts of REDD+ on livelihoods, in particular with respect to incomes and poverty alleviation. Two case studies, each at a different scale, are presented. First, the N’hambita Community Carbon Project in Mozambique, a REDD+ project, promoted agro-forestry and reforestation activities along with alternative livelihoods. Second, the Sloping Lands Conversion Programme (SLCP) in China is a national-level reforestation scheme to supply watershed services. Impacts on the poor are addressed through the ‘lens’ of a rural household allocating its labour supply to different income sources. Four aspects of REDD+ policy are discussed: the incentives necessary for ensuring the cost-effective, long-run sustainability of both carbon sinks and incomes; the implications for forest conservation, in particular biodiversity; the need for scaling up carbon sequestration activities in order to minimise carbon leakage; and, the possibilities to maximise the participation of the poor and alleviate poverty. Finally, the paper highlights the importance of using appropriate methodologies for correct evaluation of policy impacts on incomes.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Constraints; Livelihoods; PES; Poverty; REDD+ |
| Author Affiliation: | Department of Economics, School of Oriental and African Studies, Russell Square, London WC1H 0XG, United Kingdom |
| Subjects: | Social Sciences > Marketing Social Sciences > Agricultural Economics Environmental Science |
| Divisions: | General |
| Depositing User: | Mr Balakrishna Garadasu |
| Date Deposited: | 23 Jan 2013 14:24 |
| Last Modified: | 23 Jan 2013 14:24 |
| Official URL: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2012.03.002 |
| URI: | http://eprints.icrisat.ac.in/id/eprint/9368 |
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