Published In

Journal of Forest and Livelihood

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

7-2013

Subjects

Deforestation -- Environmental aspects, Carbon sequestration, Deforestation -- Economic aspects

Abstract

Reducing Emission from Deforestation and Forest Degradation (REDD+) is a payment for ecosystem services (PES) system created under the Framework Convention on Climate Change (FCCC) that tries to reduce deforestation and degradation in countries not subject to requirements under the convention (non-Annex 1 countries) and, therefore, release less and sequester more carbon. Other cobenefits have been added, such as biodiversity protection, poverty reduction and afforestation, which make up the '+' in REDD+. The '+', therefore, attempts to address potentially negative, unintended effects on non-carbon ecosystem services and take account of effects on those who currently have claims to forests. Many of the forest areas where the '+' is most important are community managed. Community forestry is therefore at the heart of REDD+.

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This is the publisher's final PDF. Originally published in Journal of Forest and Livelihood and can be found online at: http://www.nepjol.info/index.php/JFL/index

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http://archives.pdx.edu/ds/psu/12990

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