Livelihood projects designed to compensate for the local costs of conservation may not be reaching the right people
Friday, January 29, 2016 - 11:43
in Earth & Climate
Conservation of tropical forests is widely recognised as a good thing: these forests lock up carbon which reduces the effects of climate change, contain biodiversity found nowhere else on earth, and influence local availability of water. However conservation can also have negative impacts on local people. New research shows that compensation schemes introduced to reach the poorest and most vulnerable are not always benefiting those they are meant to help.