Inverting the moral economy: the case of land acquisitions for forest plantations in Tanzania

Governments, donors and investors often promote land acquisitions for forest plantations as global climate change mitigation via carbon sequestration. Investors' forestry thereby becomes part of a global moral economy imaginary. Using examples from Tanzania we critically examine the global mora...

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Published in:Third world quarterly 2015-12, Vol.36 (12), p.2316-2336
Main Authors: Olwig, M.F., Noe, C., Kangalawe, R., Luoga, E.
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carbon forestry
Climate change
Environmental policy
Ethics
Forestry
idle land
Investors
Land
land acquisitions
Land titles
moral economy
Morality
Plantations
sustainable investments
Tanzania
Trees
Underclass
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Climate change
Environmental policy
Ethics
Forestry
idle land
Investors
Land
land acquisitions
Land titles
moral economy
Morality
Plantations
sustainable investments
Tanzania
Trees
Underclass
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