The social impacts of carbon markets in Costa Rica: A case study of the Huetar-Norte region

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dc.contributor.authorMiranda, M.en
dc.contributor.authorPorras, I. T.en
dc.contributor.authorMoreno, M. L.en
dc.contributor.departmentSustainable Agriculture and Natural Resource Management (SANREM) Knowledgebaseen
dc.coverage.spatialHuetar Norte Regionen
dc.coverage.spatialCosta Ricaen
dc.date.accessioned2016-04-19T19:19:38Zen
dc.date.available2016-04-19T19:19:38Zen
dc.date.issued2004en
dc.description.abstractThis study assesses the impacts of the payments for environmental services (PES) programme in Costa Rica in relation to reforestation activities for the establishment of carbon sinks. The methodology used is the Sustainable Livelihoods Approach (SLA), which is based on five assets: financial, human, social, physical and natural. The study shows that the PES programme has had a significant impact on financial assets, not so much through the payments themselves but from the income expected from timber sales. The payments have acted as a catalyst for reforestation programmes, covering some of the initial outlay. However, the high transaction costs and obstacles to joining the scheme can preclude access to the PES for some of the most vulnerable groups who are dependent on other government programmes for their survival (e.g., peasants in receipt of housing support). There have been important benefits in terms of human assets through the provision of technical assistance and through 'learning by doing', particularly in relation to reforestation. The PES programme has had a considerable impact on social organisation, encouraging alliances between NGOs and providing the financial and human capital to consolidate objectives in organisations working with small producers. There has been a positive impact on the recovery of forest landscapes in the area, contributing to improvements in natural assets, which in turn has brought benefits for tourism. There have also been negative effects, particularly in relation to physical assets, including the deterioration of existing infrastructure such as roads and bridges, through increased use.en
dc.description.notesPES-1 (Payments for Environmental Services Associate Award)en
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdfen
dc.identifier2425en
dc.identifier.citationMarkets for Environmental Services 06en
dc.identifier.isbn978-1-84369-452-6 (formerly 1-84369-452-2)en
dc.identifier.other2425_9244IIED.pdfen
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/66919en
dc.language.isoen_USen
dc.publisherLondon: International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED)en
dc.relation.urihttp://www.iied.org/pubs/pdf/full/9244IIED.pdfen
dc.relation.urihttp://www.iied.org/pubs/display.php?o=9244IIED&n=5&l=10&s=MESen
dc.rightsThe material in this report may be reproduced for non-commercial purposes provided full credit is given to the authors and to IIED.en
dc.subjectCarbon sequestrationen
dc.subjectSocial impactsen
dc.subjectSustainable developmenten
dc.subjectPayments for environmental servicesen
dc.subjectLivelihoodsen
dc.subjectLand use managementen
dc.subjectMarketsen
dc.subjectForestryen
dc.subjectReforestationen
dc.subjectCarbon sinksen
dc.subjectSustainable livelihoods approach (SLA)en
dc.subjectFinancial assetsen
dc.subjectHuman assetsen
dc.subjectSocial assetsen
dc.subjectPhysical assetsen
dc.subjectNatural assetsen
dc.subjectTransaction costsen
dc.subjectCarbon offset marketsen
dc.subjectGreenhouse gasesen
dc.subjectEcosystem Farm/Enterprise Scaleen
dc.titleThe social impacts of carbon markets in Costa Rica: A case study of the Huetar-Norte regionen
dc.typeTechnical reporten
dc.type.dcmitypeTexten

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