REDD+ is based on the right to benefit from (or to be compensated for) reducing forest-based emissions
of greenhouse gases, either through fund-based payments, carbon market payments, or a combination of
these. But who can claim this right? Should an entitlement to payment depend on who owns the so-called
‘carbon rights’? This raises a number of legal issues, including how to define and allocate carbon rights in
national REDD+ frameworks.
