Information Networks and Power: Confronting the "Wicked Problem" of REDD+ in Indonesia

Moeliono, M.; Gallemore, Caleb; Santoso, Levania; Brockhaus, Maria; Gregorio, Monica Di

doi:10.5751/es-06300-190209

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“…For example, analysis of information sharing in the current REDDþ process in Indonesia found a disconnect between governmental, transnational and domestic civil society organizations [14]. This suggests that multiple perspectives are unlikely to be fully integrated, and that groups may regard one another as information sources lacking in credibility and legitimacy.…”

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Community owned solutions for fire management in tropical ecosystems: case studies from Indigenous communities of South America

Mistry

Bilbao

Berardi

2016

Phil. Trans. R. Soc. B

119

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Fire plays an increasingly significant role in tropical forest and savanna ecosystems, contributing to greenhouse gas emissions and impacting on biodiversity. Emerging research shows the potential role of Indigenous land-use practices for controlling deforestation and reducing CO 2 emissions. Analysis of satellite imagery suggests that Indigenous lands have the lowest incidence of wildfires, significantly contributing to maintaining carbon stocks and enhancing biodiversity. Yet acknowledgement of Indigenous peoples' role in fire management and control is limited, and in many cases dismissed, especially in policy-making circles. In this paper, we review existing data on Indigenous fire management and impact, focusing on examples from tropical forest and savanna ecosystems in Venezuela, Brazil and Guyana. We highlight how the complexities of community owned solutions for fire management are being lost as well as undermined by continued efforts on fire suppression and firefighting, and emerging approaches to incorporate Indigenous fire management into market-and incentive-based mechanisms for climate change mitigation. Our aim is to build a case for supporting Indigenous fire practices within all scales of decision-making by strengthening Indigenous knowledge systems to ensure more effective and sustainable fire management.This article is part of the themed issue 'The interaction of fire and mankind'.

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Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Community owned solutions for fire management in tropical ecosystems: case studies from Indigenous communities of South America

Mistry

Bilbao

Berardi

2016

Phil. Trans. R. Soc. B

119

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“…Such analysis underpins the papers in this special feature that investigate homophily in policy coalitions (Moeliono et al 2014, Rantala andDi Gregorio 2014).…”

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“…In the absence of obvious short-term win-win outcomes for all, at the national level such tensions emerge especially during policy negotiations about the details of the national REDD+ strategies Angelsen 2012, Brockhaus andDi Gregorio 2014). To understand what hinders or enables the transformational change required for realizing effective, efficient, and equitable REDD+ strategies it is important that we understand the processes that underlie such challenges.…”

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REDD+ policy networks: exploring actors and power structures in an emerging policy domain

Brockhaus¹,

Gregorio²,

Carmenta³

2014

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ABSTRACT. Policy making is often neither rational nor solution-oriented, but driven by negotiations of interests of multiple actors that increasingly tend to take place in policy networks. Such policy networks integrate societal actors beyond the state, which all aim, to different degrees, at influencing ongoing policy processes and outcomes. Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation (REDD+) can be considered as such an emerging policy domain, in which actors cooperate and conflict in network structures, build coalitions and try to control information and finance flows relevant for REDD+ decision making. This special feature is the result of an extensive comparative research effort to investigate national level REDD+ policy processes and emerging policy networks. This unique collection of seven country cases and a comparative study provides evidence on how power, coalitions, and different interactions among actors in policy networks enable the transformational change required for an effective, efficient, and equitable national REDD+ design. However, as we will see in most of the cases, where the dominant coalitions fail to tackle the drivers of deforestation and forest degradation, they also hinder such major policy reforms required for REDD+. The aim of this editorial serves four purposes: first, we provide an argument about "why" policy network analysis is highly relevant to the study of REDD+ policy processes; second, we explain "how" policy network analysis is used in this special feature to investigate policy processes in this domain; and third, we explore the "so what?" or how a policy network lens helps us understand the political opportunities and challenges for REDD+. Finally, we provide an outlook for the relevance and future research design of policy network analysis when applied to REDD+ and to policy network structures more broadly.

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“…As a result, the role of government agencies was still uncertain. This lack of coordination was confirmed in studies of Moeliono et al (2014) and Gallemore et al (2014), and will likely lead to inefficiencies when implemented. To overcome these issues, we suggest a strong coordinating body needs to be established that can reduce institutional fragmentation while simplifying the organisational structure of REDD.…”

Section: Towards An Integrated Safeguard Approachmentioning

confidence: 88%

“…Also, several studies have revealed a lack of coordination within the multi-scalar policy setting of REDD+ (Atela et al, 2015;Gallemore et al, 2014;Moeliono et al, 2014).…”

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A study of how REDD+ can be used to improve the adaptation of local communities to climate change – a case study of Central Kalimantan Indonesia

Paris¹

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Little attention has been paid in the scientific literature to the practicalities of how REDD+ (the climate policy of 'Reduced Emissions from Deforestation and Degradation') can contribute to the adaptation of local communities, particularly in regards to how specific elements of REDD+ can be implemented at the local-scale to best support positive community adaptation outcomes. This thesis explores this gap in the literature by analysing experiences of REDD+ in Central Kalimantan, Indonesia. It provides a local perspective on how REDD+ safeguards could be implemented in a multi-scalar policy context (local to national). These experiences in-turn provide insights into the way other multi-scalar policy initiatives (especially in regard to community adaptation to environmental change) can be applied more effectively.Experiences from REDD+ demonstration projects have highlighted the challenges in ensuring adequate, positive outcomes for local communities. The premise of this thesis is that by providing climate change adaptation benefits, REDD+ initiatives are more likely to benefit local communities in developing countries and are therefore more likely to be successfully implemented. This thesis explores whether REDD+ can improve the adaptation of local communities to climate change, and provides policy recommendations to increase the likelihood of achieving this outcome in multi-scalar contexts.This thesis uses a qualitative case study methodology. Central Kalimantan in Indonesia is used as a case study because it has been a pilot province for Indonesia's REDD+ efforts since 2010. Actions have been taken in Central Kalimantan that have led to regional capacity building and the establishment of several REDD+ pilot projects within the region.Interviews were performed with actors and stakeholders involved with REDD+ at the local and regional levels in Central Kalimantan. In addition, a study of three villages that experienced a REDD+ demonstration activity (under the so called 'Kalimantan Forest Carbon Partnership') is also included in this thesis.This thesis begins by reviewing the potential benefits and challenges associated with REDD+, especially in regards to local communities. The adaptation literature is then reviewed with emphasis on how assessments of the adaptive capacity of local communities can be performed. Based on this review a framework is proposed to assess the adaptive capacity of local communities. That framework includes special reference to the need to recognise multi-scalar influences.iii The framework derived from the review is then applied to the case study and several elements of local community adaptive capacity are identified. Based on this assessment, Ipropose some strategies that would most likely lead to improvements in the capacity of communities to adapt to climate change. A key conclusion drawn from the analysis is that multi-scalar influences do not only affect local adaptive capacity elements but also provide key insights into how adaptation strategies should be designed.The t...

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Information Networks and Power: Confronting the "Wicked Problem" of REDD+ in Indonesia

Cited by 60 publications

References 62 publications

Community owned solutions for fire management in tropical ecosystems: case studies from Indigenous communities of South America

Community owned solutions for fire management in tropical ecosystems: case studies from Indigenous communities of South America

REDD+ policy networks: exploring actors and power structures in an emerging policy domain

A study of how REDD+ can be used to improve the adaptation of local communities to climate change – a case study of Central Kalimantan Indonesia

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