Can REDD+ reconcile local priorities and needs with global mitigation benefits? Lessons from angai forest, Tanzania

Ecology and Society

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2012, Pages

  Mustalahti, Irmeli ^a   Bolin, Anna ^b   Boyd, Emily ^c   Paavola, Jouni ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b Independent Research Consultant   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Participatory forest management (PFM); Pro poor REDD+; REDD+; Tanzania

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; DEFORESTATION; EMISSION CONTROL; ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION; FOREST MANAGEMENT; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; PARTICIPATORY APPROACH; PARTICIPATORY RURAL APPRAISAL; POLICY IMPLEMENTATION; PROTECTED AREA; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

TANZANIA;

EID: 84860898827     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17083087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5751/ES-04498-170116     Document Type: Article

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