Community Markets for Conservation (COMACO) links biodiversity conservation with sustainable improvements in livelihoods and food production

dc.contributor.authorLewis, Daleen
dc.contributor.authorBell, Samuel D.en
dc.contributor.authorFay, Johnen
dc.contributor.authorBothi, Kim L.en
dc.contributor.authorGatere, Lydiahen
dc.contributor.authorKabila, Makandoen
dc.contributor.authorMukamba, Mwangalaen
dc.contributor.authorMatokwani, Edwinen
dc.contributor.authorMushimbalume, Matthewsen
dc.contributor.authorMoraru, Carmen I.en
dc.contributor.authorLehmann, Johannesen
dc.contributor.authorLassoie, Jamesen
dc.contributor.authorWolfe, Daviden
dc.contributor.authorLee, David R.en
dc.contributor.authorBuck, Louiseen
dc.contributor.authorTravis, Alexander J.en
dc.contributor.departmentSustainable Agriculture and Natural Resource Management (SANREM) Knowledgebaseen
dc.coverage.spatialLuangwa Valleyen
dc.coverage.spatialZambiaen
dc.date.accessioned2016-04-19T20:29:52Zen
dc.date.available2016-04-19T20:29:52Zen
dc.date.issued2011en
dc.descriptionMetadata only recorden
dc.description.abstractIn Zambia's Luangwa Valley, past economic development initiatives and household coping strategies have severely depleted natural resources and, in turn, hindered further development. The Community Markets for Conservation (COMACO) Model has been developed to improve and shift livelihoods to ventures that also protect and conserve natural resources. The program trains the least food-secure in sustainable agriculture practices, identifies and trains those responsible for the greatest amount of resource depletion, and helps provide access to extension and markets to both of these groups. Although the program is still in progress, numerous indicators have been identified that signal its effectiveness, such as the stabilization of certain animal species and adoption of sustainable agriculture practices.en
dc.format.mimetypetext/plainen
dc.identifier4998en
dc.identifier.citationPNAS 108(34):13957–13962en
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1011538108en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/70054en
dc.language.isoen_USen
dc.publisherThe National Academy of Sciencesen
dc.relation.urihttp://www.pnas.org/content/108/34/13957en
dc.rightsIn Copyrighten
dc.rights.holderCopyright 2011 The National Academy of Sciencesen
dc.rights.urihttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/en
dc.subjectCarbon sequestrationen
dc.subjectConservation agricultureen
dc.subjectPayments for environmental servicesen
dc.subjectForest managementen
dc.subjectLivelihoodsen
dc.subjectNatural resource-based enterpriseen
dc.subjectFood securityen
dc.subjectConservation incentivesen
dc.subjectSustainabilityen
dc.subjectNatural resource managementen
dc.subjectPoachingen
dc.subjectLuangwa Valleyen
dc.subjectZambiaen
dc.subjectEcosystem Farm/Enterprise Scaleen
dc.titleCommunity Markets for Conservation (COMACO) links biodiversity conservation with sustainable improvements in livelihoods and food productionen
dc.typeAbstracten
dc.type.dcmitypeTexten

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