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TABLE OF CONTENTSACKNOWLEDGEMENTSLIST OF FIGURES AND TABLESLIST OF ABBREVIATIONSIIIIIIV1. INTRODUCTION 11.1 PROBLEM STATEMENT 11.2. ANALYTICAL FRAMEWORK 41.2.1 RESEARCH AIM 41.2.2 MAIN RESEARCH QUESTION 41.2.3 RESEARCH SUB-QUESTIONS 41.3 METHODS, MATERIALS AND SELECTION 51.3.1 STUDY DESIGN 51.3.2 MATERIAL AVAILABILITY 61.3.3 LIMITATIONS AND SYSTEM BOUNDARIES 101.3.4 DISPOSITION 102. THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK 113. UNDERSTANDING CARBON FINANCE 143.1 ORIGIN OF CARBON MARKETS 143.2 CARBON MARKETS BASICS 153.3 VOLUNTARY MARKET 173.3.1 REGULATORY CONTEXT 193.3.2 SUPPLY, DEMAND AND ACTORS 194. EMPIRICAL FINDINGS 224.1 VOLUNTARY MARKET DEVELOPMENT TRENDS IN SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA 224.1.1 GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION 224.1.2 PROJECT TYPES 244.1.3 ACTORS 264.1.4 CHALLENGES AND BARRIERS 284.2 CONCEPTUALIZING SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT 284.2.1 A STAKEHOLDER’S PERSPECTIVE 294.2.2 A STANDARD’S PERSPECTIVE 304.2.3 A PROJECT’S PERSPECTIVE 345. DISCUSSION 375.1 SUSTAINABILITY CONTEXT OF CARBON FINANCE 375.2 CARBON CREDITS FOR SUSTAINABILITY OR SUSTAINABILITY FOR CARBON CREDITS? 396. CONCLUSIONS 40v