CEU Electronic Theses and Dissertations, 2015
| Author | Kesten, Ivana |
|---|---|
| Title | Turning green into black in REDD+ forests: Preventing deforestation for charcoal production in the Kasigau Corridor REDD+ Project Area (Kenya) |
| Summary | Charcoal is one of the major drivers of deforestation at the Kasigau Corridor REDD+ Project Area and in Kenya, which is rapidly losing its forest cover despite law reforms and bold goals for reforestation. Two ways towards preventing deforestation for charcoal purposes in the Kasigau Corridor REDD+ Project Area, Kenya were assessed: direct and in-kind compensation. Seventy-four semi-structured interviews with current (68), past (5) and future (1) charcoalers were conducted in May 2015 in Sagalla, one of the six administrative locations of the Project Area where charcoaling is prevalent. Findings suggest that, should direct compensation be put in place, it could differentiate between either male and female, permanent and seasonal charcoalers or Charcoal Producers Association members and non-members, as there is a significant profit difference in each of the binary oppositions. The average monthly reported profits is KES 9,626 per person (87USD) and it could be compensated through carbon finance should 89ha be designated as a REDD+ area. Another option is covering for school fees of charcoalers’ children to the average monthly amount of KES 4,057 (41USD) to those two thirds that claimed that they would stop charcoaling should such compensation be put in place. Here, only significant difference of the three categories was between female and male charcoalers, and the in-kind compensation model should take that into the account. Other recommendations include providing income-generating alternatives, loans and funds and providing water to the communities to even larger extent. |
| Supervisor | Anthony, Brandon |
| Department | Environment Sciences and Policy MSc |
| Full text | https://www.etd.ceu.edu/2015/kesten_ivana.pdf |
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