ABSTRACT
This chapter seeks to critically ref lect on social equity in carbon forestry using the case of Uganda and a range of projects within it. It takes as a starting point the assertion that carbon forestry projects should not be evaluated in isolation, without reference to both the comparative experiences of the different carbon project types, or without an understanding of the social conditions of forestry governance in any particular country. In keeping with this sentiment, Roth and Dressler (2012) argue for empirical analysis that accounts for the particularities of ‘place,’ in this case Uganda, that shape market-oriented conservation in practice and expose the ‘messiness’ of such ventures.
