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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...


Asquith, N.M.Vargas Rios, M.T.Smith, J.[Can forest carbon projects improve rural livelihoods?: analysis of the Noel Kempff Mercado Climate Action Project, Bolivia]Can forest carbon projects improve rural livelihoods?: analysis of the Noel Kempff Mercado Climate Action Project, Bolivia

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.Mulongoy, K.Persson, R.Sayer, Jeffrey A.[Harnessing carbon markets for tropical forest conservation: towards a more realistic assessment]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.Scherr, Sara J.[Capturing the value of forest carbon for local livelihoods]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.Applegate, G.[Could payments for forest carbon contribute to improved tropical forest management?]Could payments for forest carbon contribute to improved tropical forest management?

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