RG-T2369 : Poverty Alleviation and Protected Areas

The objective of the proposed TC is to improve the understanding of the channels through which PAs alleviate poverty of people living inside or near PAs and trade-offs between environmental protection and poverty outcomes. Quasi-experimental project design will be used to compare communities living in or near protected areas and communities with similar characteristics and trends that are not affected by PAs. The proposed TC will generate knowledge for policy advice regarding the long-term strategy of PAs, operation design for specific natural resource management projects, and the evaluation of the impacts of PAs on poverty. The results of the TC will be disseminated through a series of webinars targeted at national policy makers, executing agencies, and researchers.