Can forest carbon projects improve rural livelihoods?: analysis of the Noel Kempff Mercado Climate Action Project, Bolivia

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dc.creatorAsquith, N.M.
dc.creatorVargas Rios, M.T.
dc.creatorSmith, J.
dc.date2002
dc.date2012-06-04T09:08:46Z
dc.date2012-06-04T09:08:46Z
dc.date.accessioned2026-06-27T14:03:41Z
dc.descriptionThe 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 and transparently involved, traditional or customary rights are recognized and their loss compensated for, and there are direct linkages between conservation and development objective. The research focused on 53 members of the communities of Florida, Porvenir and Piso Firme and 36 secondary stakeholders. In each of the villages half-day meetings with community leaders was held, complemented by semi-structured one-hour interviews with 5, 10, and 7 families, representing 20%, 10% and 8% of each community. The long-term impact of the NKMCAP on the local communities may well be positive. However, in the short run, certain sections of the local communities are financially poorer. Forest protection projects clearly have the potential to sequester C, protect biodiversity and simultaneously contribute to sustainable rural development, but if they really are to improve rural livelihoods, they must be designed and implemented carefully and participatively.
dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/18747
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/72649
dc.languageen
dc.sourceAsquith, N.M., Vargas Rios, M.T., Smith, J. 2002. Can forest carbon projects improve rural livelihoods?: analysis of the Noel Kempff Mercado Climate Action Project, Bolivia . Mitigation and Adaptation Strategies for Global Change 7 :323-337. ISSN: 1381-2386.
dc.subjectcarbon
dc.subjectclean development mechanism
dc.subjectforest conservation
dc.subjectparticipation
dc.subjectcommunity forestry
dc.subjectrapid rural appraisal
dc.subjectdevelopment projects
dc.subjectrural development
dc.subjectsustainability
dc.titleCan forest carbon projects improve rural livelihoods?: analysis of the Noel Kempff Mercado Climate Action Project, Bolivia
dc.typeJournal Article

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