Capturing the value of forest carbon for local livelihoods
This article contributes 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 scale industrial plantations and strict forest protection are economically viable, but pose the highes...
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| author | Smith, J. Scherr, Sara J. |
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| description | This article contributes 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 scale industrial plantations and strict forest protection are economically viable, but pose the highest social risks. Socially beneficial projects are less cost-effective because of their higher transaction costs. Enabling policies are also required for their success. Regulation of carbon markets will therefore be required to reduce social risks and enhance benefits. The authors propose a number of regulatory and proactive measures and justify them on the basis of market imperfections and concepts of sustainable development. |
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| spelling | CGSpace187662025-01-24T14:20:17Z Capturing the value of forest carbon for local livelihoods Smith, J. Scherr, Sara J. carbon projects kyoto protocol tropical forests risk social impact poverty This article contributes 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 scale industrial plantations and strict forest protection are economically viable, but pose the highest social risks. Socially beneficial projects are less cost-effective because of their higher transaction costs. Enabling policies are also required for their success. Regulation of carbon markets will therefore be required to reduce social risks and enhance benefits. The authors propose a number of regulatory and proactive measures and justify them on the basis of market imperfections and concepts of sustainable development. 2003 2012-06-04T09:08:47Z 2012-06-04T09:08:47Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/18766 en Smith, J., Scherr, S.J. 2003. Capturing the value of forest carbon for local livelihoods . World Development 31 (12) :2143-2160. ISSN: 0305-750X. |
| spellingShingle | carbon projects kyoto protocol tropical forests risk social impact poverty Smith, J. Scherr, Sara J. Capturing the value of forest carbon for local livelihoods |
| title | Capturing the value of forest carbon for local livelihoods |
| title_full | Capturing the value of forest carbon for local livelihoods |
| title_fullStr | Capturing the value of forest carbon for local livelihoods |
| title_full_unstemmed | Capturing the value of forest carbon for local livelihoods |
| title_short | Capturing the value of forest carbon for local livelihoods |
| title_sort | capturing the value of forest carbon for local livelihoods |
| topic | carbon projects kyoto protocol tropical forests risk social impact poverty |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/18766 |
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