Can Payments for Avoided Deforestation to Tackle Climate Change Also Benefit the Poor?

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Using financial incentives to reduce rates of deforestation and forest degradation in tropical countries has much to commend it, as deforestation is a major contributor to climate change. It might also offer additional benefits, such as protecting biodiversity, preventing soil erosion and protecting the livelihoods of forest dependent populations. This paper discusses the details of how such incentive schemes may be established and considers some of the issues from the perspective of host coun­tries and the forest dependent poor. Authors: L. Peskett, D. Brown, C. Luttrell; Year: 2006

CREATION DATE	January 31, 2008
LAST MODIFIED	October 23, 2008
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KEYWORDS	Social Considerations of REDD
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