How is REDD+ unfolding in southern Africa’s dry forests?: a snapshot from Mozambique

Mozambique has high forest cover, a high deforestation rate and severe forest degradation. It is also one of the poorest and most vulnerable countries in the world. Therefore, Mozambique requires a pro-poor REDD+ model that progressively widens its scope to include agriculture and adaptation. Mozamb...

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Main Authors: Wertz-Kanounnikoff, Shiela, Sitoe, A., Salomão, A.
Format: Brief
Language:Inglés
Published: Center for International Forestry Research 2011
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/20741
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description Mozambique has high forest cover, a high deforestation rate and severe forest degradation. It is also one of the poorest and most vulnerable countries in the world. Therefore, Mozambique requires a pro-poor REDD+ model that progressively widens its scope to include agriculture and adaptation. Mozambican experts have drafted a national REDD+ strategy, which is currently undergoing government consultation, with public dissemination to follow later in 2011. The main REDD+ initiatives in Mozambique include a Norwegian-funded South–South cooperation programme with Brazil designed to support REDD+ strategy development, and a Japanese-funded readiness initiative on monitoring, reporting and verification and reference levels. Mozambique has a tradition of stakeholder consultation and relatively inclusive processes. However, to improve the content and acceptance of the REDD+ strategy and subsequent related legislation, greater capacity-building efforts and consultations are needed, especially at subnational levels, amongst communities and in the private sector. Important lessons for REDD+ benefit sharing can be drawn from Mozambique’s innovative—yet still underimplemented—20% timber royalty distribution mechanism, as well as the two ongoing carbon forestry payments for environmental services schemes. Securing financing for REDD+ will be a challenge, and funding REDD+ implementation phases will require pooling resources from different sources. Implementation of a solid, well-developed REDD+ strategy can serve as a powerful framework to attract and coordinate such long-term financing for REDD+.
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spelling CGSpace207412025-01-24T14:20:40Z How is REDD+ unfolding in southern Africa’s dry forests?: a snapshot from Mozambique Wertz-Kanounnikoff, Shiela Sitoe, A. Salomão, A. redd-plus climate change mitigation payment schemes payments for environmental services governance Mozambique has high forest cover, a high deforestation rate and severe forest degradation. It is also one of the poorest and most vulnerable countries in the world. Therefore, Mozambique requires a pro-poor REDD+ model that progressively widens its scope to include agriculture and adaptation. Mozambican experts have drafted a national REDD+ strategy, which is currently undergoing government consultation, with public dissemination to follow later in 2011. The main REDD+ initiatives in Mozambique include a Norwegian-funded South–South cooperation programme with Brazil designed to support REDD+ strategy development, and a Japanese-funded readiness initiative on monitoring, reporting and verification and reference levels. Mozambique has a tradition of stakeholder consultation and relatively inclusive processes. However, to improve the content and acceptance of the REDD+ strategy and subsequent related legislation, greater capacity-building efforts and consultations are needed, especially at subnational levels, amongst communities and in the private sector. Important lessons for REDD+ benefit sharing can be drawn from Mozambique’s innovative—yet still underimplemented—20% timber royalty distribution mechanism, as well as the two ongoing carbon forestry payments for environmental services schemes. Securing financing for REDD+ will be a challenge, and funding REDD+ implementation phases will require pooling resources from different sources. Implementation of a solid, well-developed REDD+ strategy can serve as a powerful framework to attract and coordinate such long-term financing for REDD+. 2011 2012-06-04T09:15:08Z 2012-06-04T09:15:08Z Brief https://hdl.handle.net/10568/20741 en Open Access Center for International Forestry Research Wertz-Kanounnikoff, S., Sitoe, A., Salomão, A. 2011. How is REDD+ unfolding in southern Africa’s dry forests?: a snapshot from Mozambique . CIFOR Infobrief No.37. Bogor, Indonesia, Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR). 8p
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How is REDD+ unfolding in southern Africa’s dry forests?: a snapshot from Mozambique
title How is REDD+ unfolding in southern Africa’s dry forests?: a snapshot from Mozambique
title_full How is REDD+ unfolding in southern Africa’s dry forests?: a snapshot from Mozambique
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payment schemes
payments for environmental services
governance
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