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Event Coverage
- 31 Oct 2014
Safeguards research gauges local participation, views of early-stage REDD+ initiatives
The findings were delivered at the IUFRO World Congress in Salt Lake City.
Analysis
- 14 Oct 2014
Forest transition spurs policy shifts in Vietnam
Vietnam’s natural forests—and the quality of its forests overall—are still in decline.
News
- 13 Oct 2014
Carrots or sticks? Balancing cost-effectiveness, equity in Brazil’s deforestation policy
Punishing those responsible for deforestation is effective, but may cost locals dearly.
News
- 8 Oct 2014
Money alone not enough to sustain environmental payment schemes, study finds
Research finds 'soft variables' such as rights and participation are just as significant as money transfers.
News
- 6 Jun 2014
Results of Cameroon land-fee study hold lessons for REDD+
How REDD+ can avoid the mistakes of the past and ensure benefit sharing mechanisms that are effective, efficient and equitable.
Event Coverage
- 31 Mar 2014
Equity remains low on the REDD+ policy agenda
Inequalities can have important consequences in terms of who gains or loses from REDD+.
Event Coverage
- 31 Mar 2014
Equity remains low on the REDD+ policy agenda
Feature
- 30 Oct 2013
The road to REDD+: How Zambia can keep moving forward
"Business as usual" in Zambia needs to change for REDD+ to work in the long term and deliver emission reductions.
Feature
- 30 Oct 2013
The road to REDD+: How Zambia can keep moving forward
News
- 9 Aug 2013
Design benefit-sharing carefully, or risk undermining REDD+, researchers warn
Failure to give local people a voice in decision making and design can undermine the legitimacy of benefit-sharing mechanisms.
News
- 30 May 2013
REDD+ projects fighting an uphill battle on tenure – study
If tenure rights are not clear, then it is not clear who is responsible for reducing emissions or who can claim the benefits.
Video Q&A
- 27 May 2013
Q+A: Sharing REDD+ “benefits”
Do win-win solutions that perfectly achieve all three ‘E’s (equity, efficiency and effectiveness) exist?
Video Q&A
- 27 May 2013
Q+A: Sharing REDD+ “benefits”
News
- 20 Sep 2012
Locals need land titles before development funds can ease rural poverty in Vietnam
In Vietnam, ecosystem payments are often unevenly distributed, resulting in the dominance of the local elite.
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