Transforming REDD+: Lessons and new directions
Year: 2018
Type: book
Abstract: Constructive critique. This book provides a critical, evidence-based analysis of REDD+ implementation so far, without losing sight of the urgent need to reduce forest-based emissions to prevent catastrophic climate change. REDD+ as envisioned has not been tested at scale. Results-based payment, the novel feature of REDD+, has gone untested. International funding (both public and private) remains scarce, and demand through carbon markets is lacking. Better national enabling conditions. Over 50 countries have included REDD+ in their NDCs and developed national REDD+ strategies. REDD+ has improved countries’ monitoring capacities and understanding of drivers, increased stakeholder involvement, and provided a platform to secure indigenous and community land rights – all key conditions for addressing deforestation and forest degradation. Modest forest and social impacts. Local REDD+ initiatives have achieved limited but positive outcomes for forests. Well-being impacts have been modest and mixed, but have proved more likely to be positive when incentives are included. National coordination, with a positive narrative. Forest-based mitigation strategies must now be mainstreamed across sectors and levels of government. A strong positive narrative on how forests contribute to economic development and climate goals could boost forest-based mitigation, in spite of the current political uncertainties in key emitting countries. Evolving REDD+ and new initiatives. REDD+ has evolved, and new initiatives have emerged to support its broader objective: private sector sustainability commitments, climate-smart agriculture, forest and landscape restoration, and more holistic jurisdictional approaches working across legally defined territories. Contents: Foreword Acknowledgement Summary 1 Introduction: REDD+ enters its second decade Part 1 Part 1 REDD+ finance and building blocks 2 Pathway to impact: Is REDD+ a viable theory of change? 3 Financing REDD+ : A transaction among equals, or an uneven playing field? 4 Results-based payment: Who should be paid, and for what? 5 Information and policy change: Data on drivers can drive change - if used wisely Part 2 National politics 6 Strategic alignment: Integrating REDD+ in NDCs and national climate policies 7 Multi-level governance: Some coordination problems cannot be solved through coordination 8 Land and carbon tenure: Some - but insufficient - progress Part 3 Assessing impacts 9 National and subnational forest conservation policies: What works, what doesn’t 10 Forests and carbon: The impacts of local REDD+ initiatives 11 People and communities: Well-being impacts of REDD+ on the ground Part 4 Evolving initiatives 12 Subnational jurisdictional approaches: Policy innovation and partnerships for change 13 The private sector: Can zero deforestation commitments save tropical forests? 14 Climate-smart agriculture: Will higher yields lead to lower deforestation? 15 Forest restoration: Getting serious about the 'plus' in REDD+ 16 Conclusions: Lessons for the path to a transformational REDD+ Glossary References Errata
Authors: Angelsen A., Martius C., de Sy V., Duchelle A.E., Larson A.M., Pham T.T., (eds.)
Language: English
Subfield: Global and Planetary Change
Field: Environmental Science
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: hybrid
OpenAlex ID: W2902360065