The authors studied the Noel Kempff Mercado Climate Action Project (NKMCAP), Bolivia, to assess whether forest protection carbon (C) projects can significantly benefit local people. They hypothesized that forest protection can only securely deliver C if significant stakeholders are meaningfully a...
This background paper summaries the issues raised by the Kyoto Protocol as background information for discussion aimed at assessing whether joint implementation (JI) and the clean development mechanism (CDM) are opportunities for forest sustainable management through carbon sequestration projects...
Mulongoy, K.J.
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Smith, J.
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Alirol, P.
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Witthoeft-Muehlmann, A.
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[Are joint implementation and the clean development mechanism opportunities for forest sustainable management through carbon sequestration projects?]
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Are joint implementation and the clean development mechanism opportunities for forest sustainable management through carbon sequestration projects?
The proposed Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) of the Kyoto Protocol paves the way for financial and technological transfers to support forestry projects that sequester carbon or protect carbon stocks. This paper examines the implications of CDM for forest conservation and sustainable use by draw...
Smith, J.
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Mulongoy, K.
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Persson, R.
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Sayer, Jeffrey A.
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[Harnessing carbon markets for tropical forest conservation: towards a more realistic assessment]
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Harnessing carbon markets for tropical forest conservation: towards a more realistic assessment
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 hig...
Smith, J.
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Scherr, Sara J.
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[Capturing the value of forest carbon for local livelihoods]
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Capturing the value of forest carbon for local livelihoods
Under the Kyoto Protocol industrialized countries will be able to meet carbon emission reduction commitments by financing forestry projects that sequester carbon in developing countries. While this mechanism would compensate for missing markets in forest environmental services, it could also enab...
Smith, J.
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Applegate, G.
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[Could payments for forest carbon contribute to improved tropical forest management?]
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Could payments for forest carbon contribute to improved tropical forest management?