{"product_id":"the-carbon-fix-forest-carbon-social-justice-and-environmental-governance-9781611323337","title":"The Carbon Fix: Forest Carbon, Social Justice,","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eGiven the growing urgency to develop global responses to a changing climate, \u003cem\u003eThe Carbon Fix\u003c\/em\u003e examines the social and equity dimensions of putting the world’s forests—and, necessarily, the rural people who manage and depend on them—at the center of climate policy efforts such as REDD+, intended to slow global warming. The book assesses the implications of international policy approaches that focus on \u003cem\u003eforests as carbon\u003c\/em\u003e and especially, \u003cem\u003eforest carbon\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cem\u003eoffsets\u003c\/em\u003e, for rights, justice, and climate governance.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eContributions from leading anthropologists and geographers analyze a growing trend towards market principles and financialization of nature in environmental governance, placing it into conceptual, critical, and historical context. The book then challenges perceptions of forest carbon initiatives through in-depth, field-based case studies assessing projects, policies, and procedures at various scales, from informed consent to international carbon auditing. While providing a mixed assessment of the potential for forest carbon initiatives to balance carbon with social goals, the authors present compelling evidence for the complexities of the carbon offset enterprise, fraught with competing interests and interpretations at multiple scales, and having unanticipated and often deleterious effects on the resources and rights of the world’s poorest peoples—especially indigenous and rural peoples.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Carbon Fix\u003c\/em\u003e provides nuanced insights into political, economic, and ethical issues associated with climate change policy. Its case approach and fresh perspective are critical to environmental professionals, development planners, and project managers; and to students in upper level undergraduate and graduate courses in environmental anthropology and geography, environmental and policy studies, international development, and indigenous studies.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“The Carbon Fix provides a much-needed update on the world of REDD+ (Reduced Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation) globally. Only now are studies of actual impacts beginning to emerge. This collection provides timely assessments of the impacts of REDD+ in its current incarnation. The authors identify the advantages and disadvantages of the various approaches and mechanisms, offer a number of practical suggestions for better future implementation of REDD+, and provide practical warnings about things that can go awry. This collection, something of a cautionary tale, contributes significantly to efforts to mitigate climate change.” \u003cstrong\u003eCarol J. Pierce Colfer, Center for International Forestry Research, Bogor, Indonesia\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Climate Change is a ‘wicked’ problem for which there are no simple answers. REDD and REDD+ approaches have been touted as win-win strategies for making headway toward a lower carbon world, but the complex problems with the implementation of these tools have not--until now-- received the critical attention needed to determine if and how they might achieve their purpose. The Carbon Fix is a very important book and essential reading for policymakers, students, and interdisciplinary scholars concerned about effective ways to combat climate change in the real world, as it forces us all to consider the significant social justice issues that surround these new accounting processes.\" \u003cstrong\u003eSarah Strauss, University of Wyoming\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"This book, compiled by Stephanie Paladino and Shirley J. Fiske, is an important addition to the REDD+ literature. The carefully reviewed chapters in a coherent manner depict the work experience of the editors and authors in a coherent manner. The book has 19 chapters divided into five sections. Most of the chapters authors are anthropologists by profession; and their contribution emphasizes the societal implications of carbon offsetting.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eS. Suresh Ramanan\u003c\/strong\u003e, writing for \u003cstrong\u003eAgriculture and Human Values\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eFOREWORD\u003cbr\u003eThe Carbon Offsetting Dilemma\u003cbr\u003e Esteve Corbera\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eINTRODUCTION\u003cbr\u003eCarbon Offset, Markets, and Social Equity: Trading in Forests to Save the Planet \u003cbr\u003e Shirley J. Fiske and Stephanie Paladino\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSECTION I: FRAMING THE CARBON REGIME IN THE CONTEXT OF GLOBAL TRENDS\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e1. A Genealogy of Exchangeable Nature\u003cbr\u003e James Igoe \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e2. Profits and Promises: Can Carbon Trading Save Forests and Aid Development?\u003cbr\u003e Kathleen McAfee\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e3. Forest Carbon Sinks Prior to REDD: A Brief History of their Role in the Clean Development Mechanism\u003cbr\u003e María Gutiérrez\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e4. Justice and Equity in Carbon Offset Governance: Debates and Dilemmas\u003cbr\u003e Mary Finley-Brook\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSECTION II: ACCOUNTING AND ACCOUNTABILITY \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e5. The Limitations of International Auditing: The Case of the Norway-Guyana REDD+ Agreement \u003cbr\u003e Janette Bulkan \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e6. Corporate Carbon Footprinting as Techno-political Practice\u003cbr\u003e Ingmar Lippert\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e7. Regulating Fairness in the Design of California’s Cap-and-Trade Market\u003cbr\u003e Patrick Bigger \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eSECTION III: NATIONAL AND SUBNATIONAL FRAMINGS\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e8. Carbon, Carbon Everywhere: How Climate Change is Transforming Conservation in Costa Rica\u003cbr\u003e Robert Fletcher\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e9. Customary Landowners, Logging Companies, and Conservationists in a Decentralized State: The Case of REDD+ and PES in Papua New Guinea\u003cbr\u003e David Lipset and Bridget Henning\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e10. Interrogating Public Debates over Jurisdictional REDD+ in California’s Global Warming Solutions Act: Implications for Social Equity\u003cbr\u003e Libby Blanchard and Bhaskar Vira \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e11. Doing REDD+ Work in Vietnam: Will the New Carbon Focus Bring Equity to Forest Management? \u003cbr\u003e Pamela McElwee\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSECTION IV: REDD, RIGHTS, AND EQUITY \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e12. Renegotiating REDD: Beyond Social Safeguards to Social Contracts\u003cbr\u003e Michael Brown\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e13. A Win-Win Scenario? The Prospects for Indigenous Peoples in Carbon Sequestration: REDD Projects in Brazil\u003cbr\u003e Janet Chernela and Laura Zanotti \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e14. Equity Concerns During REDD+ Planning and Early Implementation: \u003cbr\u003e A Case from Malawi\u003cbr\u003e Heather Yocum\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e15. Lessons from Community Forestry for REDD+ Social Soundness \u003cbr\u003e Janis B. Alcorn \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSECTION V: ALTERNATIVE CONFIGURATIONS OF COMMUNITY AND GOVERNANCE\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e16. Empowering Forest Dependent Communities: The Role of REDD+ and PES Projects\u003cbr\u003e Mark Poffenberger \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e17. Climate Mitigation Based in Adaptation: El Salvador's Restoration of Mangrove Ecosystems, 2011-2013\u003cbr\u003e Fiona Wilmot\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e18. A Critical Reflection on Social Equity in Ugandan Carbon Forestry\u003cbr\u003e Adrian Nel\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Left Coast Press Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51020115378519,"sku":"9781611323337","price":46.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781611323337.jpg?v=1750782462","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-carbon-fix-forest-carbon-social-justice-and-environmental-governance-9781611323337","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}