Resources tagged "institutional design"
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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 ...
REDD+ and other sectors in East Africa: opportunities for cross-sectoral implementationAs REDD+ implementation will affect many actors, it is important that it involves a multi-stakeholder process, involving governments and civil society in East Africa. This paper outlines the status of REDD+ processes, opportunities and challenges in Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda, and points out current and potential synergies between REDD+ and the key economic sectors of agriculture and food sec...
REDD+: Ready to engage private investors?The prospect of gaining carbon credits by acquiring land to implement REDD+ has caught the eye of the private sector. In many countries, including Papua New Guinea and Republic of Congo, there are reports of a carbon rush. In Mozambique, private investors have expressed an interest in acquiring more than 22 per cent of the country’s land for REDD+. But Mozambique, like many developing count...
Forest Carbon Partnership Facility 2011 Annual Report This report makes the third year of the implementation of the FCPF. The first three years have seen the development of the FCPF and REDD+ at the global and national levels. Remarkable progress was achieved in the UNFCCC , an international REDD+ Partnership was established, and global initiatives such as the FCPF, the UN-REDD Programme, the Forest Investment Program and the GEFs new SFM/REDD+ ...
Climate Change for Forest Policy-Makers - An approach for integrating climate change in forest programmes in support of sustainable forest managmentThis document is published as a key part of the effort by the Forestry Department of FAO and the National Forest Programme Facility to assist countries address emerging policy issues related to forests and climate change through integrating climate change considerations into national forest programmes. It is the outcome of a thorough consultative process with active engagement of countries an...
Challenges of reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation (REDD+) on the African continentREDD+ offers developing countries an opportunity to reduce emissions from the forest sector, financial benefits through trading of REDD+ offset credits, improved livelihood of local people adjacent to forests, and contributions towards biodiversity conservation. Despite these potential benefits, there are challenges associated with the development and implementation of REDD+ mechanisms...
Understanding Climate Change, Part 10, Low Carbon DevelopmentThis info-sheet explains the concept of low-carbon development, challenges and opportunities facing developing countries which pursue Low Carbon Development Strategies (LCDS). The info-sheet then explains in more detail Guyana's LCDS which is notable as it provides a framework for how interim payments and future REDD+ payments could be used to realign the country’s economy along a low carbo...
REDD+ Design in Cambodia, Indonesia and Mexico: Lessons to Inform International REDD+ Policy DevelopmentEffective REDD+ policy development must integrate analysis and policy at all levels to design complementary international and in-country domestic structures, with sub- national programs combined into a single national program. CCAP studies provide some evidence that the policies and initiatives already underway have a significant potential to reduce deforestation locally, and to be scaled up ...
GMS Forest Policy Brief 04: Policies and institutionsWith demands on forests expanding and diversifying, and the forestry agenda becoming increasingly fragmented, institutions responsible for forest management must compete with and complement other sectoral interests to prove their worth to society. This policy brief suggests that institutional restructuring or “reinvention” may be necessary to grasp opportunities and ensure that society’...
Terrestrial Carbon Policy Development: Innovative Approaches to Land in the Climate Change SolutionThe purpose of this report is to build policies upon regarding agriculture as a driver of deforestation, increasing soil carbon in forestry and agriculture and linking agriculture and Forestry. The challenges, opportunities and possible policy solutions as well as given current progress nationally and internationally are discussed and outlined.