Beyond reducing deforestation: Impacts of a REDD+ project on household livelihoods

Demarchi Gabriela, Subervie Julie, Carrilho Cauê D., Catry Thibault, Atmadja Stibniati. 2025. Beyond reducing deforestation: Impacts of a REDD+ project on household livelihoods. Journal of Development Studies : 1-22.

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Résumé : Understanding why forest conservation initiatives succeed is essential to designing cost-effective programs. In this study, we investigate the impacts of a REDDþ project on both environmental and livelihood outcomes in the Brazilian Transamazon region, an area with historically high deforestation rates. Using counterfactual impact evaluation methods applied to survey and remote-sensing data, we assess the impact of the project over 2013–2019, from its first year until two years after its end. Based on a theory of change, we focus on land use and socioeconomic outcomes affected by the initiative. Our findings reveal specific impact mechanisms: forest conservation occurred primarily through reducing pasture expansion, while cattle production was maintained through intensification (increased stocking rates). Additionally, the project led to significantly higher agrobiodiversity among participating farms and promoted alternative livelihoods that generated greater revenue while using less land. These results suggest that conservation programs that combine conditional payments with technical assistance and support for adopting low-impact activities can effectively reduce deforestation in the short term and induce lasting changes in production systems, with positive effects persisting even after program completion.

Mots-clés Agrovoc : déboisement, impact sur l'environnement, utilisation des terres, forêt tropicale, protection de la forêt, conservation des ressources, intensification, gestion des ressources naturelles, conservation des forêts, législation de l'environnement, séquestration du carbone, politique de l'environnement, moyens d'existence durables, développement durable

Mots-clés géographiques Agrovoc : Brésil

Mots-clés libres : REDD+, CO2 emissions, Impact evaluation, Livelihood, Brazilian Amazon

Agences de financement européennes : European Commission

Agences de financement hors UE : Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation, Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Australian Government, Bundesministerium für Umwelt, Naturschutz und Reaktorsicherheit, United Kingdom Department for International Development, Consortium of International Agricultural Research Centers

Auteurs et affiliations

• Demarchi Gabriela, CIRAD-ES-UMR MOISA (FRA) - auteur correspondant
• Subervie Julie, INRAE (FRA)
• Carrilho Cauê D., USP (BRA)
• Catry Thibault, IRD (FRA)
• Atmadja Stibniati, CIFOR (IDN)

Source : Cirad-Agritrop (https://agritrop.cirad.fr/613853/)

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