Resources tagged "livelihoods"
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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. ...
Pro-poor benefit distribution in REDD+: Who gets what and why does it matter?Ensuring the poor or the most vulnerable sections of society benefit from REDD+ is key mainly to build both national and international legitimacy, and foster successful delivery of conservation and social objectives. This paper aims to look at some of the issues related to benefit distribution at village and household level.
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 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 ...
Connecting Biodiversity and Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation: Report of the Second Ad Hoc Technical Expert Group on Biodiversity and Climate ChangeThis report explores how biodiversity is related to both climate change adaptation and mitigation, including a section on REDD and other land-use management activities.
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’...
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 ...
Understanding forest-dependency for REDD+This briefing paper illustrates how participatory assessment tools can inform REDD+ decision-making about important links between forests and livelihoods. The Forests‐Poverty Toolkit is a rural assessment tool and it contributes to a better understanding of the full extent of the direct, non-cash contribution of forests to livelihoods. It also collects data on villagers’ assessments of th...
Prioritizing food security and livelihoods in climate change mitigation mechanisms: Experiences and opportunities in smallholder coffee agroforestry forest communities and REDD+In Mesoamerica, it is becoming increasingly clear that smallholder coffee farmers and forest communities can contribute significantly to mitigate climate change, yet existing mechanisms have offered few avenues for benefiting these actors, and in some cases even threaten to undermine their livelihoods. This policy brief examines these challenges and proposes alternative approaches to climate ...