Beyond carbon: Redefining forests and people in the global ecosystem services market

Z J Grabowski; Robin L Chazdon

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Beyond carbon: Redefining forests and people in the global ecosystem services market

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Beyond carbon: Redefining forests and people in the global ecosystem services market

Z J Grabowski and Robin L Chazdon

Sapiens, Vol.5(1)

2012

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Abstract

carbon credits

land-use mosaics

payments for ecosystem services

socio-ecological resilience

The need to reduce emissions from deforestation and forest degradation is more urgent now than ever. International efforts through REDD+, CDM and voluntary carbon markets aim to encourage complementary activities of forest preservation, reforestation, afforestation and sustainable forest management. Many existing programs for sustainable forest management, agriculture and development dovetail with payment for ecosystem services (PES) programs in their similar concerns regarding the allocation of rights and responsibilities, agreements on service provision, and the verification and quantification of benefits. Recent efforts to link biodiversity conservation with national scale REDD+ initiatives depend on the explicit regulatory linkage of biodiversity preservation goals with carbon targets. We emphasize the need to include biodiversity conservation and sustainable development as integral components of forest carbon projects. As fundamental social, political and cultural issues have yet to be addressed in the current market structure, we urge a better understanding of the tradeoffs between the full suite of ecosystem services provided by different forest types. Here, we provide a conceptual framework for the integration of payment for ecosystem services programs with biodiversity conservation and sustainable development. © Author(s) 2012.

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Title: Beyond carbon: Redefining forests and people in the global ecosystem services market
Authors: Z J Grabowski (Author) - University of Connecticut, United States
Robin L Chazdon (Author) - University of Connecticut, United States
Publication details: Sapiens, Vol.5(1); 14
Publisher: Institut für Mikroökologie
Date published: 2012
ISSN: 1993-3800
Organisation Unit: Tropical Forests and People Research Centre; University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland; Forest Research Institute
Language: English
Record Identifier: 99451176302621
Output Type: Journal article

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