Resources tagged "local level"
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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 ...
Benefit sharing in REDD+: policy noteInternational policies to reduce carbon emissions from deforestation and degradation (REDD+) envisage the creation of financial incentive mechanisms that reward forest protection efforts and adequately compensate those actors that face new costs. In order for REDD+ to achieve these objectives, effective benefit sharing systems will need to be implemented. While most countries acknowledge the ...
Benefit sharing in REDD+: Exploring the implications for poor and vulnerable peopleThis paper looks systematically at how benefit sharing can be understood in the context of national REDD+ systems, and the possible implications of different benefit sharing arrangements. The paper addresses three main questions: What does benefit sharing mean in the context of REDD+? What are the options for establishing benefit sharing systems in different REDD+ approaches? What are the imp...
Participación indígena en REDD+: “Caso Matsés”En el plano global y local, la calidad y el nivel de la participación indígena en el proceso REDD+ se viene cuestionado. Se reconoce la importancia del conocimiento local para el éxito de REDD+, sin embargo, ¿Qué tan participativos, inclusivos, efectivos y correctos son los mecanismos utilizados para la participación indígena es este proceso? Y a consecuencia de ello ¿Qu...
Bundles of energy: The case for renewable biomass energyThis report examines the emerging role of biomass energy as potential for green economies and climate change mitigation and adaptation in non-OECD countries. It suggests that a serious consideration of biomass development into national policies would contribute to rural employment, poverty reduction, incentives for sustainable forest management and climate change mitigation and adaptation.
Agricultural management for climate change adaptation, greenhouse gase mitigation and agricultural productivity: Insights from KenyaChanges in the agriculture sector are essential to mitigate and adapt to climate change, ensure food security for the growing population, and improve the livelihoods of poor smallholder producers. This paper examines the challenges and synergies of agricultural strategies for smallholder producers in Kenya. Several practices emerge as triple wins in terms of climate adaptation, GHG mitigation...
REDD+ and Energy: a cross-sectoral approach to REDD+ and implications for the poorThis paper examines the linkages between the energy sector and forests at local to global levels, covering wood fuel use and the competition for land between forests and biofuel feedstock crops. The paper suggests a number of policy options that may be part of a REDD+ strategy that also contributes to energy sector objectives. The potential implications for the poor are highlighted and the wa...
Visioning REDD in East Africa (Swahili Version)Mafanikio ya mijadala katika ngazi ya kimataifa kuhusu 'Upunguzaji wa Uzalishaji wa hewa ya ukaa kutokana ukataji na uharibifu wa misitu, pamoja na mchango wa uhifadhi na usimamizi endelevu wa misitu katika kuongeza kiasi ya hewa ya ukaa iliyohifadhiwa ndani ya misitu katika nchi zinazoendelea (REDD + 1), yamekuwa yanaenda taratibu sana. Hata hivo, katika ngazi ya kitaifa, hali tofauti imeanz...
Where in the world is there pro-poor forest policy and tenure reform?Many countries are now recognizing community ownership and devolving forest responsibilities to local jurisdictions. This transition in ownership is both a response to rights-based movements to increase local ownership and access to forest resources and a strategic policy shift responding to the widespread failure of governments to avoid deforestation, control illegal activities or generate t...
Monitoring, Reporting and Verification of social and development issuesThis infosheet looks at the latest research carried out on monitoring, reporting and verification of social and development issues within REDD+ systems. This resource is part of a series of infosheets produced in May 2010 reviewing the main messages emerging from recent work on REDD+.