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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. ...
REDD+ and adaptation to climate change in East AfricaIn East Africa REDD+ has the potential to contribute to national adaptation objectives, however if uncoordinated, it also has the potential to increase vulnerability in key sectors such as agriculture, energy and water resource management. This paper outlines the linkages between REDD+ and adapation strategies in the region, and highlights where these could be strengthened.
REDD+ and adaptation: will REDD+ contribute to adaptive capacity at the local level?Adaptation is of high priority in many developing countries where the impacts of climate change are already being felt. REDD+ is a mitigation opportunity for many developing countries, however for the benefits to be maximised it should be designed in a way that meets national development objectives, including adaptation objectives. This paper examines how synergies between REDD+ and adaptive ...
REDD+ and other sectors in East AfricaThis series of short articles outlines the linkages between REDD+ and key other sectors in East Africa. To view each of the publications, click on each title below.
Synergies and trade-offs between REDD+ and food security: insights from the Trees for Global Benefits (TGB) project, South-Western UgandaTrade-offs between REDD+ and food production and availability are not inevitable. This case study demonstrates that many households can incorporate trees into their farms without negatively affecting their food production. Carbon finance delivered through REDD+ could also help improve food security by increasing economic access to food.
Market and non-market costs of REDD+ perceived by local communities: a case study in East CambodiaForest dependent communities’ perceptions of non-market costs should be included when assessing the costs associated with REDD+, as they are the actors who will largely bear these costs. This case study uses opportunity cost analysis to measure the market costs of avoiding deforestation as well as contingent valuation to estimate the non-market costs of REDD+ through direct interviews with ...
Benefit sharing to make REDD+ work for communities and forest conservation in Tanzania: The Community Carbon Enterprise (CCE) ModelThis case study shares some early experience and lessons from one of the pilot REDD+ projects in Tanzania 'Making REDD+ work for communities and forest conservation in Tanzania'. It outlines the community carbon enterprise model for benefits sharing, which aggregates village level emissions reductions to enable them to be traded on the voluntary market. Carbon revenues are then distribute to ...
Equity in the Costa Rican PES scheme: Lessons for distributional and procedural justice in REDD+This paper reflects on the social performance of the Costa Rican PES scheme, and discusses how equity is being considered as PES is developed to be the primary mechanism for the implementation of REDD+ in Costa Rica.
Making REDD+ cross-sectoral: why, how and what are the potential socio-economic impacts?The need for REDD+ to coordinate and involve multiple sectors involved in driving deforestation and forest degradataion is becoming increasingly important. To ensure national ownership and political and social sustainability REDD+ will also need to be harmonised with the objectives of other key economic sectors such as agriculture and energy. This policy brief outlines some key policy options...
REDD+ and Agriculture: a cross-sectoral approach to REDD+ and implications for the poorThe paper outlines the linkages between forests and agriculture, and the need for REDD+ to effectively address the drivers of deforestation and forest degradation from the agriculture sector. It goes onto discuss the potential policy options for doing this, including their potential socio-economic impacts and how policy design and targeted REDD+ revenues can be used to mitigate these.