This study aimed to analyze the effects of REDD+ activities such as education, cookstove incentives and Community Forestry (CF) membership on poverty alleviation through the mediating effects of social capital, including network, trust, cooperation and social inclusion. We collected data through a field survey from randomly selected 335 households in the REDD+ pilot sites, including Kyauktaga and Minhla townships in Bago Province, Myanmar. The relationship between variables was analyzed using Structural Equation Model (SEM). The results showed that social capital has significant impact on poverty reduction. Specifically, social inclusion showed a direct impact on poverty reduction. While REDD+ activities such as education and CF membership had impacts on income generation, the impacts were insufficient to realize poverty alleviation. Forest dependents are relatively poor, which implies that forest activities are limited in achieving poverty alleviation through income level improvement. We found that the intervention of the REDD+ program on local communities may contribute to the accumulation of social capital, thereby reducing poverty.

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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

• 정운관(산림청 해외자원담당관실) | Jung Woon-Gwan (Global Forest Resources Division, Korea Forest Service, Daejeon 35208, Korea)
• 이찬중(서울대학교 농업생명과학대학 농림생물자원학부) | Lee Chanjung (Dept. of Agriculture, Forestry and Bioresources, Seoul National University)
• 이요한(서울대학교 농업생명과학대학 농림생물자원학부) | Lee Yohan (Dept. of Agriculture, Forestry and Bioresources, Seoul National University) Corresponding author