scholarly journals Agricultural and Forest Land Use Potential for REDD+ among Smallholder Land Users in Rural Ghana

2016 ◽  
Vol 2016 ◽  
pp. 1-7 ◽  
Author(s):  
Divine O. Appiah ◽  
John T. Bugri ◽  
Eric K. Forkuo ◽  
Sampson Yamba
Keyword(s):  
Social Sciences ◽  
Climate Change ◽  
Climate Change Mitigation ◽  
Qualitative Data ◽  
Smallholder Farmers ◽  
Forest Degradation ◽  
Benefit Sharing ◽  
Forest Land ◽  
Forestry Services ◽  
Change Mitigation

Reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation with other benefits (REDD+) mechanism is supposed to address the reversal of forest-based land degradation, conservation of existing carbon stocks, and enhancement of carbon sequestration. The Bosomtwe District is predominantly agrarian with potentials for climate change mitigation through REDD+ mechanism among smallholder farmers. The limited knowledge and practices of this strategy among farmers are limiting potentials of mitigating climate change. This paper assesses the REDD+ potentials among smallholder farmers in the district. Using a triangulation of quantitative and qualitative design, 152 farmer-respondents were purposively sampled and interviewed, using snowballing method from 12 communities. Quantitative data gathered were subjected to the tools of contingency and frequencies analysis, embedded in the Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) v.16. The qualitative data were analyzed thematically. Results indicate that respondents have knowledge of REDD+ but not the intended benefit sharing regimes that can accrue to the smallholder farmers. Farmers’ willingness to practice REDD+ will be based on the motivation and incentive potentials of the strategies. The Forestry Services Division should promote the practice of REDD+ among smallholder farmers through education, to whip and sustain interest in the strategy.

scholarly journals Opportunities and Challenges of Mitigation and Adaptation of Climate Change in Indonesia

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gun Mardiatmoko
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Oil Palm ◽  
Climate Change Mitigation ◽  
Agricultural Land ◽  
Co2 Flux ◽  
Forest Degradation ◽  
Forest Conversion ◽  
Forest Land ◽  
Mitigation And Adaptation ◽  
Change Mitigation

The impacts of climate change are changes in rainfall patterns, sea level rise and extreme weather or extreme meteorological events. This impact will further provide dangers that threaten the sustainability of human life. The main causes of climate change are deforestation and forest degradation and the growth rate of industry and transportation modes that are not environmentally friendly. Therefore, Indonesia is participating in the Paris Agreement and implementing the Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation program, role of conservation, sustainable management of forest and enhancement of forest carbon stocks in developing countries (REDD+). In an effort to increase the prosperity of the State, many forests have been transferred to other uses such as the development of oil palm plantations, agricultural land and urban expansion etc. In fact, many agricultural lands have changed their function into settlements. If this happens, the forest area will continue to decrease again because after the agricultural land has turned into residential land, the forest land is converted again for agricultural expansion, this happens continuously. When viewed from the CO2 flux, there will also be changes in the basic CO2 flux from forest land, plantation land, agriculture and urban areas. The problem of deforestation and forest degradation is inseparable from the large number of forest conversion functions into oil palm plantations, expansion of agricultural areas and other uses such as urban development and infrastructure. Opportunities for climate change mitigation and adaptation include the implementation of the REDD+ program, financing of climate change mitigation and availability of climate information. The challenges faced include the lack of synergy in the policy framework and implementation of climate change control, recognition of indigenous peoples’ rights and uncertainty in the implementation of the REDD+ program.

scholarly journals Generating carbon finance through avoided deforestation and its potential to create climatic, conservation and human development benefits

2008 ◽  
Vol 363 (1498) ◽  
pp. 1917-1924 ◽  
Author(s):  
Johannes Ebeling ◽  
Maï Yasué
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Human Development ◽  
Climate Change Mitigation ◽  
Forest Degradation ◽  
Climate Mitigation ◽  
Carbon Markets ◽  
Conservation And Development ◽  
Tropical Forest Conservation ◽  
Formidable Challenge ◽  
Change Mitigation

Recent proposals to compensate developing countries for reducing emissions from deforestation (RED) under forthcoming climate change mitigation regimes are receiving increasing attention. Here we demonstrate that if RED credits were traded on international carbon markets, even moderate decreases in deforestation rates could generate billions of Euros annually for tropical forest conservation. We also discuss the main challenges for a RED mechanism that delivers real climatic benefits. These include providing sufficient incentives while only rewarding deforestation reductions beyond business-as-usual scenarios, addressing risks arising from forest degradation and international leakage, and ensuring permanence of emission reductions. Governance may become a formidable challenge for RED because some countries with the highest RED potentials score poorly on governance indices. In addition to climate mitigation, RED funds could help achieve substantial co-benefits for biodiversity conservation and human development. However, this will probably require targeted additional support because the highest biodiversity threats and human development needs may exist in countries that have limited income potentials from RED. In conclusion, how successfully a market-based RED mechanism can contribute to climate change mitigation, conservation and development will strongly depend on accompanying measures and carefully designed incentive structures involving governments, business, as well as the conservation and development communities.

scholarly journals Social Forestry: The Balance between Welfare and Ecological Justice

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 ◽  
pp. 71-78
Author(s):  
Erina Pane ◽  
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Adam M. Yanis ◽  
Is Susanto ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Climate Change Mitigation ◽  
Social Forestry ◽  
Legal Certainty ◽  
Forest Land ◽  
Managed Forest ◽  
The Poor ◽  
Ecological Justice ◽  
Forest Functions ◽  
Change Mitigation

Poverty and climate change mitigation are connected to each other, so one of the policies adopted by the Indonesian government is managing forests with social forestry schemes. Where social forestry aims at prospering the poor and preserve forests. A balance between the two is needed because it is not only part of forest land, but it also considers justice for the community to get prosperous rights and realize ecological justice. The dynamics of social forestry in Indonesia are characterized by policies and regulations, but in various regions, people have succeeded in increasing their welfare while making forests sustainable. It was concluded that social forestry builds ecological strategic values that guarantee the sustainability of forest functions managed by the community. It can succeed if policies and regulations in Indonesia provide legal certainty over the rights to community-managed forest land.

scholarly journals Practices of development assistance and climate change mitigation in reshaping the Mozambican REDD+ strategy

2020 ◽  
Vol 58 (4) ◽  
pp. 649-670
Author(s):  
Pekka Virtanen ◽  
Eero Palmujoki
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Climate Change Mitigation ◽  
Development Assistance ◽  
Forest Degradation ◽  
Environmental Conservation ◽  
General Idea ◽  
Climate Mitigation ◽  
International Organisations ◽  
Change Mitigation ◽  
Climate Change Governance

ABSTRACTThis paper studies how the practices of climate change governance and development assistance have reshaped the Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation (REDD) process in Mozambique. We look at how the original goals of the Mozambican REDD+ strategy changed in the interplay of different governance-related practices, both those originating locally and nationally, and those coming from international organisations. The paper is based on the frameworks of multilevel governance and practice theory. We identify six combinations of practices that are relevant in the REDD+ programmes and projects. Three of them are incorporated in the general idea of sustainability, including practices of promoting environmental conservation, economic growth and social justice/development, while the remaining three practices are connected to climate-mitigation practices, for which the frame is defined in the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change.

scholarly journals Cocoa and Climate Change: Insights from Smallholder Cocoa Producers in Ghana Regarding Challenges in Implementing Climate Change Mitigation Strategies

Forests ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 9 (12) ◽  
pp. 742 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lord Ameyaw ◽  
Gregory Ettl ◽  
Kristy Leissle ◽  
Gilbert Anim-Kwapong
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Climate Change Mitigation ◽  
Forest Degradation ◽  
Mitigation Strategies ◽  
Weather Data ◽  
Extension Agents ◽  
Community Acceptance ◽  
Cocoa Production ◽  
Cocoa Farmers ◽  
Change Mitigation

This study investigates the knowledge and perception of smallholder cocoa farmers on the potential impacts of climate change on cocoa production in Ghana. It addresses opinions on the inclusion of climate change mitigation strategies (such as Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation—REDD+) into cocoa production, and potential obstacles and roles of stakeholders in ensuring community acceptance of such strategies in a unique multiple land use area—the Krokosua Hills Forest Reserve. Data from the Ghana Meteorological Agency and through survey of 205 cocoa farmers were assessed with Mann-Kendall, Kruskal Wallis and Mann-Whitney tests. Farmers’ perceptions of changes in climate were notably diverse and did not always match historic weather data, but accurately described increases in temperature and drought which are linked to cocoa productivity. Farmers appreciate the importance of tree maintenance for ecosystem services but were skeptical of financially rewarding climate change strategies which favor tree protection. Cultural practices associated with cocoa production encourage carbon release and may pose a threat to the objectives of REDD+. Farmers’ experience on the land, interactions with other farmers, government extension agents and cocoa buyers all influence cocoa agroforestry practices in the area, and communication through existing entities (particularly extension agents) presents a pathway to community acceptance of climate change mitigation strategies. The study recommends reforms in REDD+ strategies to adopt flexible and participatory frameworks to facilitate adoption and acceptability due to pronounced heterogeneity in community perceptions and knowledge of climate change and related issues.

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