REDD+ contribution to well-being and income is marginal: the perspective of local stakeholders

In addition to being a global strategy for reducing greenhouse gas emissions from tropical deforestation, Reducing Emission from Deforestation and Degradation (REDD+) intends to protect and improve the well-being and income of local stakeholders. The intention is to provide livelihood support in exc...

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Autores principales: Sunderlin, William D., Sassi, Claudio de, Ekaputri, A.D., Light, M., Pratama, C.D.
Formato: Journal Article
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: MDPI 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/95033
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author Sunderlin, William D.
Sassi, Claudio de
Ekaputri, A.D.
Light, M.
Pratama, C.D.
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Light, M.
Pratama, C.D.
Sassi, Claudio de
Sunderlin, William D.
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Sassi, Claudio de
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Light, M.
Pratama, C.D.
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description In addition to being a global strategy for reducing greenhouse gas emissions from tropical deforestation, Reducing Emission from Deforestation and Degradation (REDD+) intends to protect and improve the well-being and income of local stakeholders. The intention is to provide livelihood support in exchange for local stakeholder involvement in protecting forests. Eleven years after the launch of REDD+ at COP 11 in Montreal, the degree of success in meeting well-being and income goals is examined in six countries (Brazil, Peru, Cameroon, Tanzania, Indonesia, Vietnam) at 22 initiatives, 149 villages, and approximately 4000 households through a counter-factual approach. Half the villages and households are inside and half are outside the sphere of REDD+. Measurements are made at two points in time (2010–2012, and 2013–2014). This paper focuses on measurement of the subjective perception of local stakeholders. The study finds that REDD+ has not contributed significantly to perceived well-being and income sufficiency, in spite of the fact that most households have not only engaged with REDD+ interventions, but view them favorably. REDD+’s limited achievement to date is due to unavailability of funding, among other obstacles. Recommendations are made for enhanced attention to well-being and income sufficiency in the event that REDD+ eventually takes off.
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spelling CGSpace950332025-06-17T08:23:54Z REDD+ contribution to well-being and income is marginal: the perspective of local stakeholders Sunderlin, William D. Sassi, Claudio de Ekaputri, A.D. Light, M. Pratama, C.D. climate change forests deforestation degradation livelihoods income households In addition to being a global strategy for reducing greenhouse gas emissions from tropical deforestation, Reducing Emission from Deforestation and Degradation (REDD+) intends to protect and improve the well-being and income of local stakeholders. The intention is to provide livelihood support in exchange for local stakeholder involvement in protecting forests. Eleven years after the launch of REDD+ at COP 11 in Montreal, the degree of success in meeting well-being and income goals is examined in six countries (Brazil, Peru, Cameroon, Tanzania, Indonesia, Vietnam) at 22 initiatives, 149 villages, and approximately 4000 households through a counter-factual approach. Half the villages and households are inside and half are outside the sphere of REDD+. Measurements are made at two points in time (2010–2012, and 2013–2014). This paper focuses on measurement of the subjective perception of local stakeholders. The study finds that REDD+ has not contributed significantly to perceived well-being and income sufficiency, in spite of the fact that most households have not only engaged with REDD+ interventions, but view them favorably. REDD+’s limited achievement to date is due to unavailability of funding, among other obstacles. Recommendations are made for enhanced attention to well-being and income sufficiency in the event that REDD+ eventually takes off. 2017 2018-07-03T11:02:16Z 2018-07-03T11:02:16Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/95033 en Open Access MDPI Sunderlin, W.D., de Sassi, C., Ekaputri, A.D., Light, M., Pratama, C.D.. 2017. REDD+ contribution to well-being and income is marginal : the perspective of local stakeholders. Forests, 8 (4) : 125. https://doi.org/10.3390/f8040125
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forests
deforestation
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livelihoods
income
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Sunderlin, William D.
Sassi, Claudio de
Ekaputri, A.D.
Light, M.
Pratama, C.D.
REDD+ contribution to well-being and income is marginal: the perspective of local stakeholders
title REDD+ contribution to well-being and income is marginal: the perspective of local stakeholders
title_full REDD+ contribution to well-being and income is marginal: the perspective of local stakeholders
title_fullStr REDD+ contribution to well-being and income is marginal: the perspective of local stakeholders
title_full_unstemmed REDD+ contribution to well-being and income is marginal: the perspective of local stakeholders
title_short REDD+ contribution to well-being and income is marginal: the perspective of local stakeholders
title_sort redd contribution to well being and income is marginal the perspective of local stakeholders
topic climate change
forests
deforestation
degradation
livelihoods
income
households
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/95033
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