Recently, carbon offset projects have been in the media, and not in the positive way that carbon market participants would like to see. Carbon offset projects generally express benefit sharing with communities, if addressed at all, in quantitative and economic terms. Research has demonstrated that wildlife conservation projects incorporating community well-being are more likely to succeed. We have proposed a framework for measuring, assessing, and improving community benefits and impacts from carbon projects (submitted for publication). Communities, conservation, and development in the age of COVID: Time for rethinking approaches (commentary).

Source: The Guardian January 05, 2024 21:11 UTC