Carbon sequestration from common property resources: Lessons
from community-based sustainable pasture management
in north-central Mali
1. Introduction
The combined effect of climate change and globalization
has profound implications for livelihood vulnerability
in Africa (O’Brien and Leichenko, 2000). Since the Kyoto
protocol opened the possibility for less developed countries
to receive payments for carbon offsets based on land
use, the view has emerged that African communities may