Economic incentives
REDD’ing Forest Conservation: The Philippine PredicamentBackgroundAvailable with subscription or purchase |
Forests, food, and fuel in the tropics: the uneven social and ecological consequences of the emerging political economy of biofuelsBackgroundOpen access copy available |
Against political ecologyBackgroundAvailable with subscription or purchase |
The Social Life of Forest Carbon: Property and Politics in the Production of a New CommodityBackgroundAvailable with subscription or purchase |
Natural capital must be defended: green growth as neoliberal biopoliticsBackgroundOpen access copy available |
Governing the Global Commons: Linking Carbon Sequestration and Biodiversity Conservation in Tropical ForestsBackgroundClimate change and biodiversity loss are two of the most pressing global environmental challenges, yet they are often addressed through separate international frameworks. Scientific evidence shows that these issues are interconnected, especially in tropical forests. Despite this overlap, carbon finance mechanisms like the Kyoto Protocol’s Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) have historically excluded efforts to reduce emissions from deforestation (REDD), focusing instead on afforestation and reforestation. This article explores the potential for aligning carbon sequestration goals with biodiversity conservation through incentive-based mechanisms, with particular emphasis on tropical forests. Open access copy available |
Forests as Capital: Financial Mechanisms for Tropical Forest ConservationBackgroundDespite global conservation efforts, recent data suggests deforestation has accelerated, with tropical regions accounting for the majority of global forest loss. Financial investment in conservation and sustainable forest management (SFM) is currently insufficient, with estimates indicating that funding may need to increase by up to ten times to effectively address forest degradation. This article explores a diverse array of financial mechanisms—including REDD+, sustainability certification, ecological compensation, community forestry, and official development assistance—that aim to treat forests as economic capital to attract investment for conservation and SFM. Open access copy available |
The social and ecological costs of reforestation. Territorialization and industrialization of land use accompany forest transitions in Southeast AsiaBackgroundOpen access copy available |
Institutional Design of Forest Landscape Restoration in Central Togo: Informing Policy-making through Q Methodology AnalysisBACKGROUND:Open access copy available |
Livelihoods, Forests, and Conservation in Developing Countries: An OverviewBACKGROUND:Poverty is a huge challenge, with 2.8 billion of the world’s 6 billion people living on less than $2 a day. The paper highlights the alarming extent of poverty in developing countries and addresses the rapid deforestation, which compromises ecological integrity and exacerbates social inequities. The authors focus on exploring whether poverty alleviation and forest conservation can be aligned as complementary rather than conflicting objectives. Available with subscription or purchase |
