@article{naime_angelsen_rodriguez-ward_sills_2024, title={Participation, anticipation effects and impact perceptions of two collective incentive-based conservation interventions in Ucayali, Peru}, volume={217}, ISSN={["1873-6106"]}, DOI={10.1016/j.ecolecon.2023.108052}, abstractNote={This study contributes to the relatively scarce literature evaluating household-level outcomes of collective agreements. We examine participation in and anticipation effects of two collective, incentive-based initiatives in Ucayali, Peru. The first initiative is a local REDD+ project, the second is Peru's National Forest Conservation Program (NFCP). Both initiatives were evaluated at an early stage of implementation, thus any effects are characterized as anticipation effects. We first examine the determinants of participation in the initiatives and find that household participation is negatively associated with agricultural income and positively associated with market access and previous experiences with external initiatives. Next, we use quasi-experimental methods and self-reflexive evaluations to examine impacts on land use and livelihoods. The results show no evidence of anticipation effects on income or land use. Self-reflexive evaluations indicate, however, that a total of 82% of the NFCP participating households perceive a positive effect on wellbeing, while only 39% of participants in REDD+ perceive a positive effect. The differences in perceptions of the two initiatives is attributed to design and implementation factors, including delayed payments, lack of transparency, and limited local input. The study demonstrates the value of self-reflexive evaluations for identifying intangible effects on wellbeing of conservation initiatives.}, journal={ECOLOGICAL ECONOMICS}, author={Naime, Julia and Angelsen, Arild and Rodriguez-Ward, Dawn and Sills, Erin O.}, year={2024}, month={Mar} }
 @article{solis_cronkleton_sills_rodriguez-ward_duchelle_2021, title={Evaluating the Impact of REDD+ Interventions on Household Forest Revenue in Peru}, volume={4}, ISSN={["2624-893X"]}, DOI={10.3389/ffgc.2021.624724}, abstractNote={REDD+ was conceived as a system of incentives for reducing emissions from deforestation and degradation. While this could include many different types of interventions to reduce deforestation and degradation, a consensus has emerged that they should safeguard and “do no harm” to the forest-based livelihoods of local people. Many REDD+ projects have been designed to incentivize forest conservation and support local livelihoods by promoting sustainable use of the forest, hence increasing the revenues earned by local households from forest products. We examine two such projects in the Peruvian Amazon, using panel survey data from over 400 households gathered in 2011 and 2014. In the 3 years between surveys, we observed a severe decline in forest revenue. However, by using a BACI study design and matching, we show that this decrease was not caused by the REDD+ interventions. Thus, REDD+ “did no harm” to local people, at least in terms of forest revenues in the early phases of these two projects in the Peruvian Amazon.}, journal={FRONTIERS IN FORESTS AND GLOBAL CHANGE}, author={Solis, David and Cronkleton, Peter and Sills, Erin O. and Rodriguez-Ward, Dawn and Duchelle, Amy E.}, year={2021}, month={Mar} }