Jatropha cultivation in Malawi and Mozambique: impact on ecosystem services, local human well-being, and poverty alleviation

A rapid ecosystem services assessment approach to understand the impact of 2 Jatropha based biofuels projects

From:
Department for International Development
Published
1 January 2016
Country:
Malawi, Mozambique
Document Type:
Journal Article
Theme:
Climate and Environment
Authors:
von Maltitz, G.P., Gasparatos, A, Fabricius, C, Morris, A, Willsi, K.J.

Abstract

Jatropha based biofuels have undergone a rapid boom-and-bust cycle in southern Africa. We apply a rapid ecosystem services assessment approach to understand the impact of two Jatropha projects that are still operational despite widespread project collapse across southern Africa: a smallholder-based project (BERL, Malawi) and a large plantation (Niqel, Mozambique)

This work is supported by the Ecosystem Services for Poverty Alleviation (ESPA) programme

Citation

von Maltitz, G.P., Gasparatos, A., Fabricius, C., Morris, A., Willsi, K.J., Jatropha cultivation in Malawi and Mozambique: impact on ecosystem services, local human well-being, and poverty alleviation, Ecology and Society, vol.21(3), 2016

Jatropha cultivation in Malawi and Mozambique: impact on ecosystem services, local human well-being, and poverty alleviation

Published 1 January 2016
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