Can REDD+ social safeguards reach the 'right' people? Lessons from Madagascar

Global Environmental Change

Volumn 37, Issue , 2016, Pages 31-42

  Poudyal, Mahesh ^a   Ramamonjisoa, Bruno S ^b   Hockley, Neal ^a   Rakotonarivo, O Sarobidy ^a   Gibbons, James M ^a   Mandimbiniaina, Rina ^b   Rasoamanana, Alexandra ^b   Jones, Julia P G ^a  

^a BANGOR UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ANTANANARIVO   (Madagascar)

Author keywords

Equity; Evaluation; Protected areas; Social impacts; Swidden; Tavy

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; DEFORESTATION; EMISSION CONTROL; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; FOOD SECURITY; HOUSEHOLD SURVEY; HUMAN RIGHTS; POLICY REFORM; PROJECT ASSESSMENT; PROTECTED AREA; SHIFTING CULTIVATION; SOCIAL IMPACT; VALUATION; WELFARE ECONOMICS; WORLD BANK;

ANKENIHENY-ZAHAMENA; MADAGASCAR;

EID: 84955297619     PISSN: 09593780     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gloenvcha.2016.01.004     Document Type: Article

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