Evaluating land use and livelihood impacts of early forest carbon projects: lessons for learning about REDD+
The ‘Bali Road Map’ of UNFCCC COP-13 calls for sharing lessons learned from demonstration activities that aim to reduce emissions from deforestation and degradation and enhance forest carbon stocks (now known as ‘REDD+’). To develop a feasible yet rigorous strategy for learning from these REDD+ pilo...
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| author | Caplow, S. Jagger, P. Lawlor, K. Sills, E. |
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| description | The ‘Bali Road Map’ of UNFCCC COP-13 calls for sharing lessons learned from demonstration activities that aim to reduce emissions from deforestation and degradation and enhance forest carbon stocks (now known as ‘REDD+’). To develop a feasible yet rigorous strategy for learning from these REDD+ pilots, it is critical to assess previous efforts to evaluate the impacts of ‘pre-REDD+’ avoided deforestation projects. Further, because REDD+ remains a politically volatile issue, with both critics and supporters pointing to the impacts (or lack thereof) of these pre-REDD+ projects, it is important to critically examine the methods employed to assess those impacts. We review the body of literature that makes claims about the socioeconomic and biophysical impacts of pre-REDD+ projects. We find assessments of outcomes or impacts for only five pre-REDD projects. The design, data collection, and analysis methods for understanding the impacts of pre-REDD+ projects frequently lack rigor. In particular, the counterfactual scenarios for establishing socioeconomic impacts are vague, unscientific, or omitted completely. We conclude that drawing specific lessons from pre-REDD+ projects for the design or evaluation of current REDD+ projects is tenuous. Rigorous project evaluations are challenging, expensive, and time-consuming, but because they are so critical for learning about what works for people and forests, evaluations of current REDD+ projects must use improved methods. In particular, much better care should be taken to construct credible – and where possible, consistent – counterfactuals for both biophysical and socioeconomic outcomes. |
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| spelling | CGSpace206472024-08-27T10:36:56Z Evaluating land use and livelihood impacts of early forest carbon projects: lessons for learning about REDD+ Caplow, S. Jagger, P. Lawlor, K. Sills, E. redd-plus deforestation impact evaluation carbon conservation social impact The ‘Bali Road Map’ of UNFCCC COP-13 calls for sharing lessons learned from demonstration activities that aim to reduce emissions from deforestation and degradation and enhance forest carbon stocks (now known as ‘REDD+’). To develop a feasible yet rigorous strategy for learning from these REDD+ pilots, it is critical to assess previous efforts to evaluate the impacts of ‘pre-REDD+’ avoided deforestation projects. Further, because REDD+ remains a politically volatile issue, with both critics and supporters pointing to the impacts (or lack thereof) of these pre-REDD+ projects, it is important to critically examine the methods employed to assess those impacts. We review the body of literature that makes claims about the socioeconomic and biophysical impacts of pre-REDD+ projects. We find assessments of outcomes or impacts for only five pre-REDD projects. The design, data collection, and analysis methods for understanding the impacts of pre-REDD+ projects frequently lack rigor. In particular, the counterfactual scenarios for establishing socioeconomic impacts are vague, unscientific, or omitted completely. We conclude that drawing specific lessons from pre-REDD+ projects for the design or evaluation of current REDD+ projects is tenuous. Rigorous project evaluations are challenging, expensive, and time-consuming, but because they are so critical for learning about what works for people and forests, evaluations of current REDD+ projects must use improved methods. In particular, much better care should be taken to construct credible – and where possible, consistent – counterfactuals for both biophysical and socioeconomic outcomes. 2011-03 2012-06-04T09:15:03Z 2012-06-04T09:15:03Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/20647 en Limited Access Elsevier Caplow, S., Jagger, P., Lawlor, K., Sills, E. 2011. Evaluating land use and livelihood impacts of early forest carbon projects: lessons for learning about REDD+. Environmental Science and Policy 14 (2) :152-167. ISSN: 1462-9011. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envsci.2010.10.003 |
| spellingShingle | redd-plus deforestation impact evaluation carbon conservation social impact Caplow, S. Jagger, P. Lawlor, K. Sills, E. Evaluating land use and livelihood impacts of early forest carbon projects: lessons for learning about REDD+ |
| title | Evaluating land use and livelihood impacts of early forest carbon projects: lessons for learning about REDD+ |
| title_full | Evaluating land use and livelihood impacts of early forest carbon projects: lessons for learning about REDD+ |
| title_fullStr | Evaluating land use and livelihood impacts of early forest carbon projects: lessons for learning about REDD+ |
| title_full_unstemmed | Evaluating land use and livelihood impacts of early forest carbon projects: lessons for learning about REDD+ |
| title_short | Evaluating land use and livelihood impacts of early forest carbon projects: lessons for learning about REDD+ |
| title_sort | evaluating land use and livelihood impacts of early forest carbon projects lessons for learning about redd |
| topic | redd-plus deforestation impact evaluation carbon conservation social impact |
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