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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 />
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