Multilevel governance challenges in transitioning towards a national approach for REDD+: evidence from 23 subnational REDD+ initiatives

Although REDD+ was conceived as a national approach to reducing emissions from deforestation and degradation, many of the early advances have been at the subnational level. It is critical to link these subnational efforts to emerging national REDD+ frameworks, including with respect to finance and b...

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Autores principales: Ravikumar, A., Larson, A.M., Duchelle, Amy E., Myers, R., Tovar, J.G.
Formato: Journal Article
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Publicado: Ubiquity Press, Ltd. 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/94687
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author Ravikumar, A.
Larson, A.M.
Duchelle, Amy E.
Myers, R.
Tovar, J.G.
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Larson, A.M.
Myers, R.
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Tovar, J.G.
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Duchelle, Amy E.
Myers, R.
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description Although REDD+ was conceived as a national approach to reducing emissions from deforestation and degradation, many of the early advances have been at the subnational level. It is critical to link these subnational efforts to emerging national REDD+ frameworks, including with respect to finance and benefit distribution, setting reference levels, measurement, reporting and verification (MRV), land policy and safeguards. We use evidence from interviews with proponents from 23 subnational REDD+ initiatives in six countries to characterize the multilevel governance challenges for REDD+. We analyse the differences in perceived challenges between subnational jurisdictional programs and project-based initiatives, and then analyse proponents’ perceptions of the relationship between government policies at multiple levels and these REDD+ initiatives. We find important multilevel governance challenges related to vertical coordination and information sharing and horizontal and inter-sectoral tensions, as well as concerns over accountability, equity and justice. Though the shift to a nested, jurisdictional or national REDD+ is sometimes approached as a technical design issue, this must be accompanied by an understanding of the interests and power relations among actors at different levels. We outline challenges and suggest priority areas for future research and policy, as countries move towards a national REDD+ system.
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spelling CGSpace946872025-11-12T05:31:36Z Multilevel governance challenges in transitioning towards a national approach for REDD+: evidence from 23 subnational REDD+ initiatives Ravikumar, A. Larson, A.M. Duchelle, Amy E. Myers, R. Tovar, J.G. forest governance climate change deforestation degradation land use economy Although REDD+ was conceived as a national approach to reducing emissions from deforestation and degradation, many of the early advances have been at the subnational level. It is critical to link these subnational efforts to emerging national REDD+ frameworks, including with respect to finance and benefit distribution, setting reference levels, measurement, reporting and verification (MRV), land policy and safeguards. We use evidence from interviews with proponents from 23 subnational REDD+ initiatives in six countries to characterize the multilevel governance challenges for REDD+. We analyse the differences in perceived challenges between subnational jurisdictional programs and project-based initiatives, and then analyse proponents’ perceptions of the relationship between government policies at multiple levels and these REDD+ initiatives. We find important multilevel governance challenges related to vertical coordination and information sharing and horizontal and inter-sectoral tensions, as well as concerns over accountability, equity and justice. Though the shift to a nested, jurisdictional or national REDD+ is sometimes approached as a technical design issue, this must be accompanied by an understanding of the interests and power relations among actors at different levels. We outline challenges and suggest priority areas for future research and policy, as countries move towards a national REDD+ system. 2015 2018-07-03T11:01:38Z 2018-07-03T11:01:38Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/94687 en Open Access application/pdf Ubiquity Press, Ltd. Ravikumar, A., Larson, A. M., Duchelle, A. E., Myers, R., & Gonzales Tovar, J. (2015). Multilevel governance challenges in transitioning towards a national approach for REDD+: evidence from 23 subnational REDD+ initiatives. In International Journal of the Commons (Vol. 9, Issue 2, p. 909). Ubiquity Press, Ltd. https://doi.org/10.18352/ijc.593
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climate change
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land use
economy
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Larson, A.M.
Duchelle, Amy E.
Myers, R.
Tovar, J.G.
Multilevel governance challenges in transitioning towards a national approach for REDD+: evidence from 23 subnational REDD+ initiatives
title Multilevel governance challenges in transitioning towards a national approach for REDD+: evidence from 23 subnational REDD+ initiatives
title_full Multilevel governance challenges in transitioning towards a national approach for REDD+: evidence from 23 subnational REDD+ initiatives
title_fullStr Multilevel governance challenges in transitioning towards a national approach for REDD+: evidence from 23 subnational REDD+ initiatives
title_full_unstemmed Multilevel governance challenges in transitioning towards a national approach for REDD+: evidence from 23 subnational REDD+ initiatives
title_short Multilevel governance challenges in transitioning towards a national approach for REDD+: evidence from 23 subnational REDD+ initiatives
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topic forest governance
climate change
deforestation
degradation
land use
economy
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