How Can Market Mechanisms for Forest Environmental Services Help the Poor? Preliminary Lessons from Latin America
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| Author(s) | Grieg-Gran, M. Porras, I. Wunder, S. |
| Date | September 2005 |
| Reference type | Journal Article |
| Source name | World Development |
| Journal | Vol 33 No 9 |
| Pages | pp. 1511-1527 |
| Publisher | Elsevier Science Ltd, UK |
Summary
Market mechanisms for forest environmental services are a new approach for conservation, but there is also an increasing interest in the derived developmental benefits of these mechanisms. We first propose a conceptual framework for future research on the livelihood impacts of environmental service markets. We then review eight Latin American case studies on carbon sequestration and watershed protection market initiatives, finding positive local income effects in most cases, more land tenure security and socioinstitutional strengthening in some cases, but some negative effects also. We recommend pro-poor policy measures such as reducing smallholders’ transaction costs and removing inappropriate access restrictions.
Themes
Market-based Approaches
Geographic coverage
South America
DOI
10.1016/j.worlddev.2005.05.002
Related records above this one:
- International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED) (Organisation O0040)
- Centre for International Forestry Research (CIFOR) (Organisation O0014)