Locking-in carbon, locking-out livelihoods? Artisanal mining and REDD in Sub-Saharan Africa
This article examines the potential mutual conflict between interventions aimed at formalising artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) on the one hand, and policies implemented in response to the Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation (REDD) initiative on the other. Deforestatio...
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| description | This article examines the potential mutual conflict between interventions aimed at formalising artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) on the one hand, and policies implemented in response to the Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation (REDD) initiative on the other. Deforestation caused by ASM undermines sound forest management, and potentially threatens the implementation of REDD. Conversely, the adoption of REDD could further marginalise and criminalise the ASM sector, reducing its contribution to poverty alleviation. Reviewing a series of commonalities between ASM and forest management highlights many difficulties facing policy-makers. Potentially, contradictory outcomes of evolving governance arrangements means novel cross-sectoral institutions will be required to realise the full potential of REDD and ASM to address poverty reduction in a complementary fashion. The analysis reiterates the centrality of livelihoods to REDD and the need for policies to take into account local contexts. |
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| spelling | oxford-uuid:621ac2b8-bdcf-4bab-ac39-5449a92733ba2022-03-26T18:04:09ZLocking-in carbon, locking-out livelihoods? Artisanal mining and REDD in Sub-Saharan AfricaJournal articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_dcae04bcuuid:621ac2b8-bdcf-4bab-ac39-5449a92733baSymplectic Elements at OxfordJohn Wiley & Sons, Ltd2011Hirons, MHilson, GHirons, MThis article examines the potential mutual conflict between interventions aimed at formalising artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) on the one hand, and policies implemented in response to the Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation (REDD) initiative on the other. Deforestation caused by ASM undermines sound forest management, and potentially threatens the implementation of REDD. Conversely, the adoption of REDD could further marginalise and criminalise the ASM sector, reducing its contribution to poverty alleviation. Reviewing a series of commonalities between ASM and forest management highlights many difficulties facing policy-makers. Potentially, contradictory outcomes of evolving governance arrangements means novel cross-sectoral institutions will be required to realise the full potential of REDD and ASM to address poverty reduction in a complementary fashion. The analysis reiterates the centrality of livelihoods to REDD and the need for policies to take into account local contexts. |
| spellingShingle | Hirons, M Locking-in carbon, locking-out livelihoods? Artisanal mining and REDD in Sub-Saharan Africa |
| title | Locking-in carbon, locking-out livelihoods? Artisanal mining and REDD in Sub-Saharan Africa |
| title_full | Locking-in carbon, locking-out livelihoods? Artisanal mining and REDD in Sub-Saharan Africa |
| title_fullStr | Locking-in carbon, locking-out livelihoods? Artisanal mining and REDD in Sub-Saharan Africa |
| title_full_unstemmed | Locking-in carbon, locking-out livelihoods? Artisanal mining and REDD in Sub-Saharan Africa |
| title_short | Locking-in carbon, locking-out livelihoods? Artisanal mining and REDD in Sub-Saharan Africa |
| title_sort | locking in carbon locking out livelihoods artisanal mining and redd in sub saharan africa |
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