Essays about: "Suruí Carbon Project"

Found 1 essay containing the words Suruí Carbon Project.

1. 1. Integrating preservation of indigenous culture with the REDD objectives : Experiences of the Suruí Carbon Project

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för geovetenskaper

   Author : Daria Shakisheva; [2015]
   Keywords : Suruí Carbon Project; REDD; indigenous communities; community based forest management; sustainable development; dwelling;

   Abstract : As the urgency of tackling climate change globally is pressed against equally urgent needs for local development, the REDD framework is gaining importance as a flexible market- based mechanism, which can potentially be instrumental for the development of local communities. However, such win-win ambitions of projects that integrate development and conservation have been tested for the past two decades, and existing research attests to their questionable outcome with respect to either the interests of local communities, or the environmental objectives, or both. READ MORE