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Section Contents
- Research
- Carbon Research
- Fire Research
- Charcoal Research
- Miombo Woodlands
- Remote Sensing
- Socioeconomic Studies
- Miombo Home
Community members, November 2006 |
Socioeconomic StudiesThe main social research task undertaken was a socio-economic assessment (Jindal 2004). This study focused on determining the benefits and risks of the project on local communities using the Sustainable Rural Livelihoods approach. It established a socio-economic baseline of the target community and a methodology was set up in the project for long-term measurements after the initial study was completed. This study was then followed up by a return visit (Jindal 2008), more details of which will be published online towards the end of the year. This study hopes to capture some of the benefits which have resulted from project activities. Since the project economic advances within the community are not only the carbon payments but also raising productivity through sale of non-timber forest products and other small micro-finance enterprises. |
Socioeconomic baseline
Findings of the study included that the project area initially was poorly developed, in terms of infrastructure, it had poor health, low literacy and low agricultural productivity. This is typical of rural areas in Mozambique, slightly below the national average for most indictors.
Specifically, the following socio economic indicators of poverty were found:
Traditional housing, May 2007 |
Daily life of a woman in the project |