Evaluating the Impact of REDD+ Interventions on Household Forest Revenue in Peru

Solis, David; Cronkleton, P.; Sills, Erin O.; Rodríguez-Ward, Dawn; Duchelle, A.E.

doi:10.3389/ffgc.2021.624724

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“…Despite their particularities, both initiatives share common objectives and strategies, such as the reduction of deforestation within their areas of intervention through the promotion of the sustainable management of forest products (timber and aguaje in Ucayali and Brazil nuts in Madre de Dios). A prior study by Solis et al (2021) focused on the earliest stages of both projects (period 2012-2014) showed that these strategies had not significantly contributed to increasing income from these resources for households participating in these initiatives.…”

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Lessons from early REDD+ initiatives to inform effective and equitable carbon mitigation efforts in Peru

J.G.,

2022

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The experiences of subnational REDD+ initiatives in the Peruvian Amazon provide valuable lessons for the design and implementation of national greenhouse gas mitigation efforts. •We identify lessons that could contribute to enhancing the effectiveness and equity of some of the greenhouse gas mitigation measures adopted by Peru under its Nationally Determined Contributions. •We highlight the importance of spatial targeting, customised rewards and conditionality of rewards to contribute to achieving more effective results in REDD+ initiatives. •Mechanisms to ensure transparency, participation and accountability are also key to implementing equitable and sustainable carbon mitigation initiatives.

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Lessons from early REDD+ initiatives to inform effective and equitable carbon mitigation efforts in Peru

J.G.,

2022

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“…The aforementioned carbon-focused project in Uganda found a significant rise in the non-food, but no impact in the food consumption of target-households monetary income . In turn, Solis et al (2021) found for two REDD+ projects in the Peruvian Amazon (Madre de Dios and Ucayali) insignificant income effects, using matched DID estimations. Likewise, a comparison evaluating 22 local REDD+ initiatives in CIFOR's GCS on REDD+ did not observe any significant impact whatsoever (neither positive, nor negative) on household and village-level perceptions of wellbeing and income sufficiency (Sunderlin et al, 2017).…”

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“…Of the few counterfactual-based evaluations, most of them indicate REDD+ is, in fact, achieving a certain level of forest conservation (e.g., , typically in a welfare-neutral manner (e.g., Solis et al, 2021;Sunderlin et al, 2017). However, as the number of evaluations is still small , we probably cannot yet confidently make sweeping conclusions about REDD+ effectiveness; thus the question remains open.…”

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Forest conservation and well-being outcomes of a REDD+ initiative: A quasi-experimental assessment among smallholders in the Brazilian Amazon

Carrilho¹

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REDD+ impact evaluations indicate deforestation is commonly reduced, despite null outcomes on well-being. However, as those evaluations are still rare, the effectiveness of REDD+ initiatives remain an open question. Even less studied is if outcomes achieved are sustained after initiatives end. Because most initiatives were evaluated shortly after the application of incentives, there is a knowledge gap about their long-term effects. Therefore, the main goal of this thesis was to assess both short and long-term effects of a Brazilian Amazon REDD+ initiative on deforestation and local people's well-being. We also wanted to identify which were the driving factors behind the observed outcomes. We scrutinized the Projeto Assentamentos Sustentáveis na Amazônia, a REDD+ project implemented by a Brazilian NGO -Instituto de Pesquisa Ambiental da Amazônia (IPAM) -in the Transamazon highway region of the Pará state (Brazil). The initiative combined Payments for Environmental Services (PES) with sustainable livelihood alternatives to reduce smallholder deforestation. In the three chapters presented here, quasi-experimental designs were adopted. Data came from face-to-face surveys in a three-datapoint panel design. The purpose of the first chapter was to assess the effects of the REDD+ initiative on deforestation and perceived well-being, including intra-community spillover effects, besides scrutinizing to what extent the observed outcomes persisted after the initiative ended. Results indicate an average of 7.80% to 10.32% of forest cover was saved by the REDD+ initiative probably by providing PES. It also increased the probability of improving enrollees' wellbeing by 27-44%. We found no evidence for significant intra-community spillover. After the initiative ended, forest loss rebounded and perceived wellbeing declinedyet, importantly, past saved forest was not cleared. In the second chapter, we revisited the longterm evaluation of the deforestation outcomes to analyze whether the adoption of alternative livelihood activities was a causal mechanism for self-sustaining the deforestation reduction induced by a REDD+ initiative. We hypothesized the REDD+ initiative promoted heterogeneous outcomes in the long-term, which varied according to whether households adopted alternative livelihood activities. Indeed, treated households that adopted new activities had an average of 14.67% to 16.90% more forest than controls, while null impacts were observed in treated households that did not adopt alternative livelihood activities. In the third chapter, we assessed both short and long-term effects of the initiative on farm income and agricultural productivity. We also investigated if increases in agricultural productivity may have contributed to forest conservation (land sparing) or to forest loss (rebound effect). Results indicate null impacts on farm income and agricultural productivity in the early project stage. Yet, in the long-term, higher farm income and yields per hectare were detected. We found no sufficient evidence neither for ...

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Deforestation and Development: How Do Forests and Population Living Standards Coevolve

Boltz,

Delacote,

Houngbedji

2023

Handbook of Labor, Human Resources and Population Economics

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Evaluating the Impact of REDD+ Interventions on Household Forest Revenue in Peru

Cited by 7 publications

References 13 publications

Lessons from early REDD+ initiatives to inform effective and equitable carbon mitigation efforts in Peru

Lessons from early REDD+ initiatives to inform effective and equitable carbon mitigation efforts in Peru

Forest conservation and well-being outcomes of a REDD+ initiative: A quasi-experimental assessment among smallholders in the Brazilian Amazon

Deforestation and Development: How Do Forests and Population Living Standards Coevolve

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