Carbon Fix: Forest Carbon, Social Justice, and Environmental Governance

ISBN-13: 9781611323320 / Angielski / Twarda / 2016 / 360 str.

Stephanie Paladino; Shirley J. Fiske

Opis

Written by a diverse group of anthropologists, geographers, environmental researchers, and policy-makers, The Carbon Fix offers a cautionary tale of the contemporary practice of carbon sequestration, in which developed countries and global commercial interests pay less-developed countries to sequester carbon in return for the right to trade carbon emissions on the market. The authors argue that the obsession with carbon sequestration has displaced many of the varied social and ecological values that have otherwise guided conservation and environmental policy, with deleterious effects on some of the world s poorest peoples. The Carbon Fix provides a succinct overview of political, economic, and ethical issues associated with climate change and develops our understanding of the strengths and weaknesses of the carbon sequestration model. Keeping social justice issues at the center of its wide-ranging discussions, this collection s fresh perspective on climate change will appeal to environmental professionals and students in upper-level undergraduate and graduate courses in environmental anthropology and environmental studies."

Recenzje

“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.” Carol J. Pierce Colfer, Center for International Forestry Research, Bogor, Indonesia

"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." Sarah Strauss, University of Wyoming
"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."
S. Suresh Ramanan, writing for Agriculture and Human Values

O autorze

Stephanie Paladino is an environmental anthropologist with the Center for Applied Social Research, University of Oklahoma, USA. Her research focuses on how environmental governance strengthens equity and sustainability, most recently in the areas of carbon forestry offset markets, oils spill response, ecologically protected areas, and the Rio Grande basin.

Shirley J. Fiske is Research Professor at the University of Maryland. USA. She is an environmental anthropologist with career experience in the executive and legislative branches of the US government in ocean, climate change, and natural resources management policy and governance. She was awarded the 2016 Solon T. Kimball Award for public and applied anthropology by the American Anthropological Association.