Manual for Social Impact Assessment of Land-Based Carbon Projects
| Name: | Manual for Social Impact Assessment of Land-Based Carbon Projects |
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| Agency/Company /Organization: |
Forest Trends, The Climate, Community and Biodiversity (CCB) Alliance, The Rainforest Alliance, Flora and Fauna International |
| Partner: | United Nations Development Programme, U.S. Agency for International Development |
| Sector: | Land
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| Topics: | Co-benefits assessment |
| Resource Type: | Guide/manual |
| Complexity/Ease of Use: | Simple |
| Website: | www.forest-trends.org/documents/files/doc_2436.pdf
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| Cost: | Free
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| References: | Manual for Social Impact Assessment of Land-Based Carbon Projects[1]
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Approach
The manual is organized into two parts. The first provides core guidance for project proponents and comprises seven Social Impact Assessment (SIA) stages or steps. The second provides a toolbox of methods and supporting materials like general data collection methods, a basic necessities survey, a participatory impact assessment, a quantitative participatory assessment, a participatory economic evaluation, a most significant change method, stakeholder analysis, problem trees, and scenario analysis.
When to Use This Tool
This tool is most useful for development impacts assessments focused on:
Social
Economic
Environmental
Learn more about the topics for assessing the impacts of low-emission development strategies (LEDS).
Key Outputs
The manual presents seven Social Impact Assessment steps, a toolbox of assessment methods and supporting materials.
How to Use This Tool
Level of Expertise
Simple
Key Inputs
General information about the proposed or existing project.
This Manual for Social Impact Assessment of Land-Based Carbon Projects is designed to help those who design and implement land-based carbon projects to credibly document the ways in which their projects affect the livelihoods of the people that live in and around their project site. Many of these projects aim to simultaneously deliver social and environmental co-benefits, and to be validated and verified against standards such as the Climate, Community & Biodiversity (CCB) Standards (CCBA, 2008).