Bridging organizations in agricultural carbon markets and poverty alleviation: An analysis of pro-Poor carbon market projects in East Africa

• Published in: Global environmental change Vol. 39; pp. 98 - 107
• Main Authors: Lee, Jean, Ingalls, Micah, Erickson, Jon D., Wollenberg, Eva
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier Ltd 01.07.2016
• Subjects: agricultural land; Agriculture; Bridging; Bridging organizations; Carbon; Carbon markets; climate; Climate change; Data analysis; Developers; Eastern Africa; Emissions control; farmers; Farming; Farms; food security; Global warming; greenhouse gases; households; livelihood; Markets; Mitigation; Organizations; poverty; Scale; Smallholder farmers; Africa; Eastern Africa; Carbon markets; Mitigation; Scale; Agriculture; Smallholder farmers; Bridging organizations

•Agricultural carbon markets have mismatches arising from interscalar dynamics.•Bridging organizations serve as a link for farmers to access the carbon market.•Donors and project developers shape how bridging organizations mediate mismatches.•Trade-offs limit the degree to which the “triple-win” can...