Groom, Ben 
ORCID: 0000-0003-0729-143X and Palmer, Charles ORCID: 0000-0002-1252-179X
(2012)
REDD+ and rural livelihoods.
Biological Conservation, 154.
pp. 42-52.
ISSN 0006-3207
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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| Official URL: | http://www.journals.elsevier.com/biological-conser... |
| Additional Information: | © 2012 Elsevier |
| Divisions: | Geography and Environment |
| Subjects: | G Geography. Anthropology. Recreation > GF Human ecology. Anthropogeography |
| Date Deposited: | 19 Sep 2012 13:23 |
| Last Modified: | 11 Sep 2025 08:19 |
| URI: | http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/46147 |
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