Carbon Emission Reduction Strategies May Undermine Tropical Biodiversity Conservation, Conservationists Warn

2011 ◽  
Vol 4 (3) ◽  
pp. 319-319
Author(s):  
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Keyword(s):  
Biodiversity Conservation ◽  
Emission Reduction ◽  
Carbon Emission ◽  
Carbon Emission Reduction ◽  
Tropical Biodiversity ◽  
Reduction Strategies ◽  
Emission Reduction Strategies

scholarly journals Modeling trade-offs across carbon sequestration, biodiversity conservation, and equity in the distribution of global REDD+ funds

2019 ◽  
Vol 116 (45) ◽  
pp. 22645-22650 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ignacio Palomo ◽  
Yann Dujardin ◽  
Estelle Midler ◽  
Manon Robin ◽  
María J. Sanz ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Carbon Sequestration ◽  
Biodiversity Conservation ◽  
Emission Reduction ◽  
Carbon Emission ◽  
Forest Degradation ◽  
Baseline Scenario ◽  
Low Carbon ◽  
Carbon Emission Reduction ◽  
Fund Allocation ◽  
Trade Offs

The program on Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation (REDD+) is one of the major attempts to tackle climate change mitigation in developing countries. REDD+ seeks to provide result-based incentives to promote emission reductions and increase carbon sinks in forest land while promoting other cobenefits, such as the conservation of biodiversity. We model different scenarios of international REDD+ funds distribution toward potential recipient countries using 2 carbon emission reduction targets (20% and 50% compared to the baseline scenario, i.e., deforestation and forest degradation without REDD+) by 2030. The model combines the prioritization of environmental outcomes in terms of carbon sequestration and biodiversity conservation and social equity, accounting for the equitable distribution of international REDD+ funds. Results highlight the synergy between carbon sequestration and biodiversity conservation under alternative fund allocation criteria, especially for scenarios of low carbon emission reduction. Trade-offs increase when distributional equity is considered as an additional criterion, especially under higher equity requirements. The analysis helps to better understand the inherent trade-offs between enhancing distributional equity and meeting environmental targets under alternative REDD+ fund allocation options.

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