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Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and forest Degradation (REDD+) has emerged as a promising climate change mitigation mechanism in developing countries. In order to identify the enabling conditions for achieving progress in the implementation of an effective, efficient and equitable REDD+, this paper examines national policy settings in a comparative analysis across 13 countries with a focus on both institutional context and the actual setting of the policy arena. The evaluation of REDD+ revealed that countries across Africa, Asia and Latin America are showing some progress, but some face backlashes in realizing the necessary transformational change to tackle deforestation and forest degradation. A Qualitative Comparative Analysis (QCA) undertaken as part of the research project showed two enabling institutional configurations facilitating progress: (1) the presence of already initiated policy change; and (2) scarcity of forest resources combined with an absence of any effective forestry framework and policies. When these were analysed alongside policy arena conditions, the paper finds that the presence of powerful transformational coalitions combined with strong ownership and leadership, and performance-based funding, can both work as a strong incentive for achieving REDD+ goals. Key policy insights. The positive push of already existing policy change, or the negative stress of resource scarcity together with lack of effective policies, represents institutional conditions that can support REDD+ progress.. Progress also requires the presence of powerful transformational coalitions and strong ownership and leadership. In the absence of these internal drivers, performance-based funding can work as a strong incentive.. When comparing three assessments (2012, 2014, 2016) of REDD+ enabling conditions, some progress in establishing processes of change can be observed over time; however, the overall fluctuation in progress of most countries reveals the difficulty in changing the deforestation trajectory away from business as usual.
Abbreviations vi Acknowledgments viii Executive summary ix 1 Forest cover in the DRC as estimated by different authors Approximate correlation between current and historical provinces 3 Types of forest in the DRC, their characteristics and related titles 4 Estimated deforestation rates in the DRC between 1990 and 2015 5 Changes to the classification of direct and indirect causes of deforestation and forest degradation in the DRC 6 Actual and anticipated forest CO 2 emissions reduction in the DRC 7 Decentralized administrative organization in the DRC according to the 2006 Constitution 8 Breakdown of responsibilities according to the Constitution and laws on decentralization 9 Breakdown of responsibilities across the three levels of forest governance according to the Forest Code and its implementation texts 10 Types of land in the DRC and their main characteristics 11 Forest categories according to the 2002 Forest Code 12 Evolution and performances of the DRC's strategy for development 13 Population growth between 2010 and 2015 14 Distribution of the DRC's energy capacity across former provinces, by source 15 Volumes of mine production between 2005 and 2015 (1st semester) 16 Value of mineral exports (million USD) from the DRC between 2005 and 2015 17 Ministries involved in REDD+ 18 Events in the REDD+ initialization phase 19 Events in the REDD+ readiness phase 20 Events in the investment phase 21 REDD+ strategy pillars and their objectives 22 Funding portfolio already planned by the Central African Forest Initiative (CAFI) 23 Programs approved by the REDD+ National Steering Committee as of June 2017 List of figures, tables and boxes v Boxes 1 Moratorium on the attribution of new forest titles: Issues and implications for forest governance in the DRC 2 International environmental conventions that have been ratified by the DRC 3 Indigenous peoples' rights to customary ownership of land and forests
The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has implemented Reduced Emissions from Deforestation and forest Degradation (REDD+), a process that requires inclusive decision making and accountability. Our research analyses the participation of policy actors in DRC by asking: (1) Who is involved in national REDD+ policy making and what is their interest in participating in core policy events? (2) What level of participation do the different political actors have in core policy events? (3) To what extent do the outcomes, of REDD+ policy events incorporate different preferences of policy actors? We found that although actors' interest in REDD+ policy events have increased over time, their concerns have rarely been taken into account in decision-making processes. The presence of local civil society and indigenous group organizations is weak while international organizations play a major role in the REDD+ arena. REDD+ is treated as a project rather than being embedded in national politics.
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