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1. 2012REDD-netDavid Mwayafu, Richard Kimbowa and Kristy Graham
   A toolkit to assess proposed benefit sharing and revenue distribution schemes of community REDD+ projectsThis Toolkit to assess proposed Benefit Sharing and Revenue Distribution Schemes of Community REDD+ Projects has been developed as part of REDD-net’s aim of strengthening the ability of community-based institutions to address REDD+ issues, with benefit sharing being a key issue in the design of equitable REDD+ policies and projects at the national and community levels. ...
2. 2011CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS)Fox J, Castella J-C, Ziegler AD.
   Swidden, Rubber and Carbon Can REDD+ work for people and the environment in Montane Mainland Southeast Asia?Swidden (also called shifting cultivation) has long been the dominant farming system in Montane Mainland Southeast Asia (MMSEA). This paper describes how agricultural policies and institutions have affected land use in the region over the last several decades and the impact these policies have had on the livelihoods of swiddeners and other smallholders. It also explores whether incentivizing ...
3. 2011Doherty, E. and Schroeder, H.
   Forest Tenure and Multi-level Governance in Avoiding Deforestation under REDD+This paper investigates the role of forest tenure in creating a sustainable and effective mechanism on Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation (REDD+). It draws together existing knowledge and experience of forest tenure issues as they play out in real contexts, and evaluates their implications for REDD+. In particular, it challenges the argument that simply harmonising d...
4. 2011The Tanzania Natural Resource Forum (TNRF)
   REDD Realities: Learning from REDD pilot projects to make REDD workStakeholders in Tanzania are working on REDD through national programme development, awareness raising, advocacy and project implementation. Nine REDD pilot projects have been implemented and cover different regions of Tanzania. Some primarily focus on REDD readiness activities, such as establishing permanent monitoring plots and carbon baselines, and training government staff and community m...
5. 2011REDD-net
   Benefit sharing case studies in East AfricaFour case studies have recently been published on benefit sharing in a range of REDD+, forest carbon and conservation projects in East Africa. Click on the relevant links to read the full publications.
6. 2010IIEDPorras, I.
   Fair and green? Social impacts of payments for environmental services in Costa RicaUnder the programme of payments for environmental services (PES) programme, economic recognition of forests moved from a ‘timber-only’ approach to a wider concept of ecosystem services that feeds directly into human and industrial functions of production or consumption. But who really benefits and loses from PES? A clearer understanding of distributional issues in PES-type projects is bec...
7. 2009STICKLER, C.M., NEPSTAD, D.C., COE, M.T., MCGRATH, D.G. RODRIGUES, H.O., WALKER, H.O., SOARES-FILHO, B.S. and DAVIDSON, E.A.
   The potential ecological costs and cobenefits of REDD: a critical review and case study from the Amazon regionThis case study in Xingu river basin demonstrates that even small flows of carbon revenue could provide significant ecological benefits for aquatic ecosystems. The results suggest that overall watershed function would be best protected under a more even distribution of forests and that REDD co-benefits could be maximized in the context of an integrated regional plan.
8. 2011Nasi, R., Putz, F. E., Pacheco, P., Wunder, S. and Anta, S.
   Sustainable Forest Management and Carbon in Tropical Latin America: The Case for REDD+ This review paper assesses the economic, governance and technical conditions that shape forest management in tropical Latin America with particular regard to efforts to reduce forest-based carbon emissions. Provides a framework for discussions on how forest management can be improved in order to achieve environmental objectives whilst promoting local and national development and contributing ...
9. 2011FocaliWestholm, L., Biddulph, R.,Hellmark, I. and Ekbo, A.
   REDD+ and Tenure: A Review of the Latest Developments in Research, Implementation and Debate This report presents the latest developments in the discussion on forest tenure and REDD+ by analysing and reviewing recent REDD+ literature. The review shows that most researchers and others interested in REDD+ seem to agree that tenure reform is an important element of REDD+ preparations. This report proposes several recommendations and issues for consideration for further work on tenure an...
10. 2011Reed, P.
    REDD+ and the Indigenous question: A Case Study from EcuadorThis case study explores the challenge of constructing a strong legal, financial, and institutional framework in Ecuador for the implementation of REDD+ which indigenous peoples will accept, and which will not infringe their forest rights.