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Qualitative and quantitative evidence on the true local welfare costs of forest conservation in Madagascar

author(s) Rakotonarivo, S. - Jacobsen, J.B.. - Larsen, H.O.. - Jones, J.P.G.. - Nielsen, M.R.. - Ramamonjisoa, . - B.S., Mandimbiniaina. - R.H., Hockley.
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  • Eastern Africa
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
  • Africa
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Rakotonarivo, S.; Jacobsen, J.B.; Larsen, H.O.; Jones, J.P.G.; Nielsen, M.R.; Ramamonjisoa, B.S.; Mandimbiniaina, R.H.; Hockley, N. (2017) Qualitative and quantitative evidence on the true local welfare costs of forest conservation in Madagascar: Are discrete choice experiments a valid ex ante tool? World Development Volume 94 Issue 7 pp 478-491

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Abstract

Protected areas may impose local welfare costs through the enforcement of use restrictions. Predicting their welfare impacts before their establishment could help with the design of compensation schemes. Discrete choice experiments (DCEs) are increasingly used for ex ante evaluations but their validity is largely untested in low-income settings. Using a case study of a new REDD+ (Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and forest Degradation) project in eastern Madagascar, the authors explore the validity of DCEs. This research was supported by the Ecosystem Services for Poverty Alleviation (ESPA) programme

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