Are alternative livelihood projects effective at reducing local threats to specified elements of biodiversity and/or improving or maintaining the conservation status of those elements?

ID:

FCGM129

Full title:

Author(s):

Roe D., Booker F., Day M., Zhou W., Allebone-Webb S., Hill N.A., Kumpel N., Petrokofsky G., Redford K., Russell D, Shepherd G.,

Publication date:

Sunday, February 1, 2015

Maps:

Forest Conservation Gap Map

Review design:

Effectiveness

Confidence Level:

Low

Number of Impact Evaluations :

20

Regions:

East Asia and Pacific

South Asia

Middle East and North Africa

Sub-Saharan Africa

Latin America and the Caribbean

Europe and Central Asia

Interventions:

Decentralized forest management

Payment for Ecosystem Services (PES)

Outcomes:

Forest cover and condition

Provisioning services

Link:

http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186%2Fs13750-015-0048-1#page-1