Jatropha cultivation in Malawi and Mozambique: impact on ecosystem services, local human well-being, and poverty alleviation

Jatropha-based biofuels have undergone a rapid boom-and-bust cycle in southern Africa. Despite strong initial support by governments, donors, and the private sector, there is a lack of empirical studies that compare the environmental and socioeconomic impacts of Jatropha's two dominant modes of...

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Main Authors: Graham P. von Maltitz, Alexandros Gasparatos, Christo Fabricius, Abbie Morris, Kathy J. Willis
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Resilience Alliance 2016-09-01
Series:Ecology and Society
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Online Access:http://www.ecologyandsociety.org/vol21/iss3/art3/