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PROJECT: PROFAFOR TYPE: Plantations COUNTRY: Ecuador<br />

Observed direct outcomes:<br />

• New employment<br />

• <strong>Forest</strong>ry added as a livelihood activity<br />

• Timber stocks increased<br />

• Improved <strong>land</strong> tenure security<br />

• Community credit system established with assistance <strong>of</strong> the project<br />

• Reduced <strong>land</strong>-use flexibility<br />

Observed indirect outcomes:<br />

• Water quality reduced in one <strong>of</strong> five communities<br />

• Surplus funds used <strong>for</strong> food, credit schemes and livestock<br />

Sources: Grieg-Gran et al. 2005; Smith & Scherr 2002.<br />

PROJECT: Noel Kempff Mercado<br />

Climate Action Project<br />

TYPE: REDD with Strict Restrictions<br />

on Resource Use<br />

Observed direct outcomes:<br />

• New employment in monitoring, micro-enterprises, and work as park guards<br />

• New alternative sources <strong>of</strong> income<br />

• Legal <strong>land</strong> rights secured <strong>for</strong> local communities<br />

• Employment lost in the <strong>for</strong>est sector<br />

Source: Smith & Scherr 2002.<br />

PROJECT: Makira Protected Area TYPE: REDD with Zones <strong>of</strong> Strict Use<br />

Restrictions and Multiple-Use<br />

Expected direct outcomes:<br />

• Improved natural resource management capacity<br />

• New income sources from alternative livelihood activities<br />

• Improved health services through health and family planning interventions<br />

Source: Holmes et al. 2008<br />

COUNTRY: Bolivia<br />

COUNTRY: Madagascar<br />

Social Impact Assessment <strong>of</strong> Land-Based Carbon Projects (1.0) – Part II | 92

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