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Fractured Tenure, Unaccountable Authority, and Benefit Capture: Constraints to Improving Community Benefits under Climate Change Mitigation Schemes in Ghana

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dc.contributor.author Marfo, Emmanuel
dc.contributor.author Acheampong, Emmanuel
dc.contributor.author Opuni-Frimpong, Emmanuel
dc.date.accessioned 2012-07-03T19:30:49Z
dc.date.available 2012-07-03T19:30:49Z
dc.date.issued 2012 en_US
dc.identifier.uri https://hdl.handle.net/10535/8085
dc.description.abstract "The debate on climate change and ecosystem services has grown substantially over the past two decades. The post-Kyoto protocol period particularly has witnessed increased formulation of financial mechanisms to compensate for green efforts towards carbon sequestration and reduction in deforestation. In most cases, communities substantially depend on forests for their livelihoods or their actions have a direct bearing on the sustainability of the forests. Will the economic incentives from emerging initiatives offer new sources of income to support rural livelihoods and reduce poverty? There is some doubt about this potential, because there is enormous evidence across the world to show that forest exploitation and use has not substantially benefited local people and Ghana is no exception. This paper draws on existing evidence in Ghana to show that the lack of secure community tenure rights and the dominance of unaccountable authority-which leads to benefit capture by local elites-are critical constraints to equitable forest benefit sharing. Building on the evidence, this paper argues that unless these issues are addressed in policy and practice, the potential economic benefits from the various emerging mechanisms under climate change and ecosystem services may not benefit local people; they may even reinforce the gap between the rich and the poor." en_US
dc.language English en_US
dc.subject governance and politics en_US
dc.subject community forestry en_US
dc.subject climate change en_US
dc.subject emissions en_US
dc.subject deforestation en_US
dc.subject land degradation en_US
dc.title Fractured Tenure, Unaccountable Authority, and Benefit Capture: Constraints to Improving Community Benefits under Climate Change Mitigation Schemes in Ghana en_US
dc.type Journal Article en_US
dc.type.published published en_US
dc.type.methodology Case Study en_US
dc.coverage.region Africa en_US
dc.coverage.country Ghana en_US
dc.subject.sector Forestry en_US
dc.identifier.citationjournal Conservation and Society en_US
dc.identifier.citationvolume 10 en_US
dc.identifier.citationpages 161-172 en_US
dc.identifier.citationnumber 2 en_US


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