scholarly journals The Performance of REDD+: From Global Governance to Local Practices

Forests ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 10 (10) ◽  
pp. 837 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bas Arts ◽  
Verina Ingram ◽  
Maria Brockhaus
Keyword(s):  
Global Governance ◽  
Sustainable Management ◽  
Forest Degradation ◽  
Carbon Stocks ◽  
Forest Carbon ◽  
Local Practices ◽  
Reduce Emissions

Whilst ‘REDD’ is the acronym for reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation, ‘REDD+’ refers to efforts to reduce emissions from deforestation and forest degradation, foster conservation, promote the sustainable management of forests, and enhance forest carbon stocks [...]

Klimaschutz durch Walderhalt am Beispiel des REDD+-Mechanismus

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Romina Schaller
Keyword(s):  
Developing Countries ◽  
Sustainable Management ◽  
Forest Degradation ◽  
Carbon Stocks ◽  
Forest Carbon

Landnutzungsänderungen, v.a. die Abholzung der natürlichen Wälder beispielsweise zur Landwirtschaftsentwicklung oder zur Waldbewirtschaftung, haben einen großen Anteil an den klimaschädlichen anthropogenen Aktivitäten. Daher kann der Waldschutz einen wichtigen Beitrag zum Klimaschutz leisten. Ein Instrument hierfür ist der REDD+-Mechanismus. REDD+ steht für “Reducing of emissions from deforestation and forest degradation, and the role of conservation, sustainable management of forests and enhancement of forest carbon stocks in developing countries”. Unter dem REDD+-Mechanismus sollen Industrieländer sowie andere Geber aus den industrialisierten Staaten durch verschiedene Finanzierungformen Entwicklungs- und Schwellenländer dafür kompensieren, dass sie ihre Wälder schützen und damit Emissionen aus Entwaldung und Walddegradierung vermeiden. In diesem Werk entwickelt die Autorin ein Anforderungsprofil für die Umsetzung von REDD+ unter Beachtung der Eigentums-, Besitz- und Nutzungsrechte an Land, den Erhalt der biologischen Vielfalt und die Gewährleistung der Rechte der indigenen Völker, die oftmals in diesen Wäldern leben. Die Untersuchung fokussiert insbesondere auf Peru und analysiert, inwieweit der Rechtsrahmen für die Implementierung von REDD+ vorbereitet ist.

scholarly journals The Cost of Managing Forest Carbon under REDD+ Initiatives: A Case of Kolo Hills Forests in Kondoa District, Dodoma, Tanzania

2014 ◽  
Vol 2014 ◽  
pp. 1-12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kabura John ◽  
Dos Santos A. Silayo ◽  
Arild Vatn
Keyword(s):  
World Bank ◽  
Forest Degradation ◽  
Forest Carbon ◽  
Tree Planting ◽  
Internal Rate Of Return ◽  
Group Discussions ◽  
Bank Rate ◽  
The World Bank ◽  
Reduce Emissions ◽  
The Cost

Countries considering participating in a REDD+ mechanism need information on what it would cost them to reduce emissions from deforestation and forest degradation. This study was conducted to estimate the cost of managing forest carbon under REDD+ initiatives in Kolo Hills Forest, Kondoa, Tanzania. Socioeconomic and biophysical information was collected through structured questionnaires, focus group discussions, and forest inventory, respectively. Results show that the community participated in managing the forest by undertaking a range of activities such as tree planting, patrolling, and fire protection. The estimated total cost was USD 418,349.38 while the average cost was USD 79.06/ha. The average carbon stored was 19.75 tC ha−1, which is equivalent to 72.48 tCO2 ha−1. Costs incurred by managing the forest in relation to tCO2stored were USD 1.0485 tCO2 e−1ha−1. The project was found to be economically feasible at 5%, 10%, 15%, and 20% discount rates with NPVs of USD 107,102,331.83, USD 33,986,255.86, USD 10,312,945, and USD 1,245,905.11, respectively. The internal rate of return was 21.21% which is much higher than the World Bank rate of 15.8% and the Tanzania rate of 14.8%. We therefore conclude that the decision to undertake this REDD+ project was worthwhile and should be favoured against the “do nothing” alternative.

scholarly journals Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation (REDD) in Nepal: A Review

2014 ◽  
Vol 5 ◽  
pp. 75-83 ◽  
Author(s):  
Banu Gauli ◽  
Suraj Upadhyay
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Developing Countries ◽  
Forest Degradation ◽  
Carbon Stocks ◽  
Industrialized Countries ◽  
Forest Resource ◽  
Redd Plus ◽  
Reduce Emissions ◽  
The Government ◽  
Available Information

Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation (REDD) in developing countries is a mechanism that allows industrialized countries to offset their emissions by purchasing carbon credits from developing countries, which reduce emissions from deforestation and forest degradation by avoiding such activities. The Government of Nepal is committed to REDD through reversing deforestation and forest degradation, conservation of existing forest and enhancing forest carbon stocks, while addressing livelihoods concerns at the same time since 2009 and now it has been flourished in the country along with concept of sustainable development of the forest resource of country. Nepal has undergone different stages during this process and has planned certain strategy for the future. The assemblages of the available information on REDD in Nepal is important to over view its holistic prospect, aspect and potentiality in the least developing country like Nepal which holds the greater possibility to be benefited from the REDD. Nepal is now in the process to prepare national REDD strategy by 2013 and there are different On Going REDD -Plus Piloting Initiatives in Nepal. Nepal has greater potentiality of being benefited from REDD though some policy related to it needed to be redefined and clarify. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3126/init.v5i0.10257  The Initiation 2013 Vol.5; 75-83

scholarly journals Pro-poor analysis of REDD+ activities in the Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico

2020 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Management ◽  
Yucatan Peninsula ◽  
Social Groups ◽  
Forest Degradation ◽  
Quintana Roo ◽  
Benefit Sharing ◽  
Yucatán Peninsula ◽  
Reduce Emissions ◽  
Reference Tools ◽  
Cross Reference

REDD+ refers to the implementation of activities under the UNFCCC in developing tropical countries to reduce emissions from deforestation and forest degradation and to promote the sustainable management of forests and the enhancement and conservation of forest carbon stocks. REDD+ will provide financing based on performance to countries reducing their greenhouse gas emissions from deforestation and forest degradation. A great deal of concern has been raised by civil society about REDD+ regarding questions of equity and whether the benefits of this policy will be ‘pro-poor’. The objective of this study is to evaluate the potential for pro-poor REDD+ benefit sharing in the region known as Yucatan Peninsula (comprising the states of Campeche, Quintana Roo and Yucatan), considering the prevalent drivers of deforestation and forest degradation and the possible alternatives to address them, and assessing the impacts of each of these strategies on different local social groups. The analyses presented here consider the identification of local poorer groups and their prototypical involvement in the main drivers of emissions and potential engagement in REDD+ activities. The information can be used as “cross-reference” tools for the analysis and the design of pro-poor interventions that can be replicated and adapted to specific condition.

scholarly journals Fragmentation and Coordination of REDD+ Finance under the Paris Agreement Regime

Forests ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (11) ◽  
pp. 1452
Author(s):  
Dong-hwan Kim ◽  
Do-hun Kim ◽  
Hyun Seok Kim ◽  
Raehyun Kim
Keyword(s):  
Developing Countries ◽  
Sustainable Management ◽  
Financial Support ◽  
Forest Degradation ◽  
Carbon Stocks ◽  
Paris Agreement ◽  
Support Needs ◽  
Global Level ◽  
Total Size ◽  
Major Donors

Under the Kyoto Protocol regime, various forms of financial support have been committed to helping the implementation of reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation, as well as fostering conservation, the sustainable management of forests, and the enhancement of forest carbon stocks (REDD+) in developing countries. We analyzed the fragmentation of REDD+ finance and suggested methods for its coordination under the Paris Agreement regime. The fragmentation of REDD+ finance was observed, but it was lower than that of general official development assistance (ODA). However, we found that the trend of fragmentation in REDD+ financing is different from that of general ODA, with a few major donors occupying a large portion of the total size of committed REDD+ finance. Thus, it may not be appropriate to consider the fragmentation of REDD+ finance merely as an obstacle that needs to be decreased. Still, the total amount of REDD+ finance should be increased and adjusted for various donor–recipient relationships, in consideration of the REDD+ finance options in the Paris Agreement. Some REDD+ countries have made progress in national REDD+ and accomplished emission reductions. However, REDD+ finance needs to be stratified considering the progress of national REDD+. For such forms of cooperation, an information-sharing and monitoring system that collects information on ongoing REDD+ cooperation, the commitment and expenditure of REDD+ finance, and the support needs of REDD+ countries at a global level should be established. Multilateral organizations need to provide safeguarding functions for developing countries that are isolated from bilateral REDD+ finance.

scholarly journals A 100-year conservation experiment: Impacts on forest carbon stocks and fluxes

2013 ◽  
Vol 310 ◽  
pp. 242-255 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tara Sharma ◽  
Werner A. Kurz ◽  
Graham Stinson ◽  
Marlow G. Pellatt ◽  
Qinglin Li
Keyword(s):  
Carbon Stocks ◽  
Forest Carbon

scholarly journals Closing a gap in tropical forest biomass estimation: taking crown mass variation into account in pantropical allometries

2016 ◽  
Vol 13 (5) ◽  
pp. 1571-1585 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pierre Ploton ◽  
Nicolas Barbier ◽  
Stéphane Takoudjou Momo ◽  
Maxime Réjou-Méchain ◽  
Faustin Boyemba Bosela ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Tropical Forest ◽  
Reference Model ◽  
Original Data ◽  
Carbon Stocks ◽  
Forest Carbon ◽  
Biomass Estimation ◽  
Systematic Bias ◽  
Data Set ◽  
Allometric Models ◽  
Large Trees

Abstract. Accurately monitoring tropical forest carbon stocks is a challenge that remains outstanding. Allometric models that consider tree diameter, height and wood density as predictors are currently used in most tropical forest carbon studies. In particular, a pantropical biomass model has been widely used for approximately a decade, and its most recent version will certainly constitute a reference model in the coming years. However, this reference model shows a systematic bias towards the largest trees. Because large trees are key drivers of forest carbon stocks and dynamics, understanding the origin and the consequences of this bias is of utmost concern. In this study, we compiled a unique tree mass data set of 673 trees destructively sampled in five tropical countries (101 trees > 100 cm in diameter) and an original data set of 130 forest plots (1 ha) from central Africa to quantify the prediction error of biomass allometric models at the individual and plot levels when explicitly taking crown mass variations into account or not doing so. We first showed that the proportion of crown to total tree aboveground biomass is highly variable among trees, ranging from 3 to 88 %. This proportion was constant on average for trees < 10 Mg (mean of 34 %) but, above this threshold, increased sharply with tree mass and exceeded 50 % on average for trees  ≥  45 Mg. This increase coincided with a progressive deviation between the pantropical biomass model estimations and actual tree mass. Taking a crown mass proxy into account in a newly developed model consistently removed the bias observed for large trees (> 1 Mg) and reduced the range of plot-level error (in %) from [−23; 16] to [0; 10]. The disproportionally higher allocation of large trees to crown mass may thus explain the bias observed recently in the reference pantropical model. This bias leads to far-from-negligible, but often overlooked, systematic errors at the plot level and may be easily corrected by taking a crown mass proxy for the largest trees in a stand into account, thus suggesting that the accuracy of forest carbon estimates can be significantly improved at a minimal cost.

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