Discussion on reducing emissions from deforestation in developing countries began at the
United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) Conference of the …

The scope and complexity of international forest-related governance have expanded
tremendously over the last decades. As many as 41 'institutional elements' were counted by …

Southeast Asia has long promoted social forestry (SF) in conservation areas, fallow forests,
tree plantations, areas in timber concessions and locally managed agro-forest systems, with …

Halting forest loss and achieving sustainable development in an equitable manner require
state, non-state actors, and entire societies in the Global North and South to tackle deeply …

The question of who is entitled to benefit from transactions under the United Nations
framework to reduce emissions from deforestation and forest degradation (REDD+) remains …

Financing REDD+ is complex, due to the need to seek answers not only to the question of
who should finance REDD+, but also who should benefit from it. This paper examines the …

A growing body of literature analyses the conflict implications of REDD+ (Reducing
emissions from deforestation and forest degradation in developing countries). However, the …

Reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation (REDD+) has emerged as an
important and cost-effective climate change mitigation strategy internationally. In many …

There is an urgent need for coordinated international action to curb global emissions, and
reducing deforestation is key in this effort. Tropical primary forests like the Amazon are …

Non-technical summaryGlobal biodiversity is in dramatic decline. The general public
appears to equate sustainable development with biodiversity conservation and …