Effect of REDD+ projects on local livelihood assets in Keo Seima and Oddar Meanchey, Cambodia.

ABSTRACT: Climate-change mitigation projects are expected to improve local livelihoods in targeted areas. Several REDD+ projects aimed at reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation, conserving and enhancing forest carbon stocks, and sustainably managing forests have been implemented in Cambodia but few studies have examined the effects on local livelihoods before and during project implementation. Our study applies a sustainable livelihood framework to assess the livelihood assets of local communities in the Oddar Meanchey and Keo Seima REDD+ project sites in Cambodia before and during project implementation. Five capital assets, namely natural, physical, human, financial, and social capital, are assessed and scored on a 1-to-5 Likert scale. Data analysis collected through 252 inte

SUBMITTER: Ken S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7184172 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature