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• Environmental Studies



• Researching Carbon Credits as a Vehicle for Rural Development

I propose to research to what degree forest-based carbon credit programs help or harm rural communities in Madagascar. Forest management schemes with carbon credit components can help diversify rural people’s incomes or put financial constraints on their way of life. I will perform a 10-month multi-stakeholder assessment of government bodies, non-profits and forest residents invested in the outcome of two Malagasy forest management programs claiming carbon credits.
 
• Ecotourism in Madagascar: Livelihoods and Ecotourism After the Political Crisis of 2002

The proposed study will focus on two case studies of how varying degrees of ecotourism affect the lives of local people in Madagascar. I will look specifically at the changes in people's livelihoods because of the political crisis that occurred in January of 2002 and their current views of ecotourism.