Operationalizing social safeguards in REDD+: actors, interests and ideas

McDermott, Constance L.; Coad, Lauren; Helfgott, Ariella; Schroeder, Heike

doi:10.1016/j.envsci.2012.02.007

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“…All these factors have, to varying extents, combined to increase the role of civil society and non-governmental organisations (NGOs) in REDD+ policy and practice. Social safeguards, where local participation plays a major part, have become established as important for REDD+ [7], and it has been argued that NGOs can play important roles in mediating between different actors and interests with diverse motives [8].…”

Section: Introduction: Ngos' Roles In Redd+ Policymaking Processesmentioning

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Co-Operation or Co-Optation? NGOs’ Roles in Norway’s International Climate and Forest Initiative

Hermansen

McNeill

Kasa

et al. 2017

Forests

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This paper investigates non-governmental organisation (NGO) involvement in policy processes related to Norway's International Climate and Forest Initiative (NICFI) comparing four countries: Norway, Brazil, Indonesia, and Tanzania. Based on documents and interviews, NGO involvement is mapped using a conceptual framework to categorise and compare different roles and modes of engagement. NGOs have co-operated with government in policy design and implementation, albeit to varying degrees, in all four countries, but expressed relatively little public criticism. Funding seems to have an influence on NGOs' choices regarding whether, what, when, and how to criticise. However, limited public criticism does not necessarily mean that the NGOs are co-opted. They are reflexive regarding their possible operating space, and act strategically and pragmatically to pursue their goals in an entrepreneurial manner. The interests of NGOs and NICFI are to a large extent congruent. Instead of publicly criticising a global initiative that they largely support, and thus put the initiative as a whole at risk, NGOs may use other, more informal, channels to voice points of disagreement. While NGOs do indeed run the risk of being co-opted, their opportunity to resist this fate is probably greater in this instance than is usually the case because NICFI are so reliant on their services.

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Section: Introduction: Ngos' Roles In Redd+ Policymaking Processesmentioning

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Co-Operation or Co-Optation? NGOs’ Roles in Norway’s International Climate and Forest Initiative

Hermansen

McNeill

Kasa

et al. 2017

Forests

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“…However, it remains uncertain how various international standards will be enforced at the national level. 131 In addition, the World Bank"s Forest Carbon Partnership Facility plays an important role in financing REDD+ activities and requires participating countries to carry out a Strategic Environmental and Social Assessment. These assessments may, in turn, help prevent the negative impacts of REDD+ implementation.…”

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Payments for Ecosystem Services in Sustainable Mangrove Forest Management in Bangladesh

Razzaque¹

2017

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In the context of sustainable development, both developed and developing countries are implementing policies that encourage economic growth, environmental protection and social well-being in resource decisions. According to the 2012 Rio+20 Declaration, market-based instruments that complement regulations can offer an economically efficient push to sustainable growth. Market-based instruments, such as payments for ecosystem services (PES) and other market incentives, may play a crucial role in enhancing the livelihoods and wider well-being of poor people. However, for economic tools such as PES to prove valuable in managing natural resources, the decision-making and implementation processes must integrate adequate rights allocation and participatory mechanisms. This article examines forest ecosystem services in the context of the mangrove reserve forest of the Sundarbans in Bangladesh. It is a UNESCO World Heritage site and one of the largest remaining areas of mangroves in the world with an exceptional level of biodiversity. The article argues for a more realistic and equitable approach to PES projects in Bangladesh. It underscores the need for effective participatory tools, third-party monitoring and multi-service PES schemes to improve multiple mangrove ecosystem services in the Sundarbans.

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“…Carbon sequestration benefits and risk mitigation receive more emphasis in REDD+ initiatives on the multilateral level, whereas NGO projects appear to place a stronger emphasis on social rights and benefits [72]. As mentioned in Section 2 The UN-REDD Program and the FCPF, multilateral initiatives like UN-REDD and the FCPF do address social safeguards, but it is not clear how these will be enforced.…”

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Ten Years of REDD+: A Critical Review of the Impact of REDD+ on Forest-Dependent Communities

2016

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Abstract:The Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation program, or REDD+, has been the international community's first real attempt to create a global forest governance system which would impact countries on national, regional and even local scales. This paper provides an in-depth analysis on the impact of REDD+ on forest-dependent communities. The dimensions which are included in this review are institutions and governance, livelihoods, socio-cultural aspects, and the environment. Many studies confirm that forest-dependent communities are not sufficiently involved in current REDD+ projects. Furthermore, current and potential impacts of REDD+ on communities often disrupt local peoples' livelihoods and strategies, institutions and socio-cultural systems in various ways, such as unequal benefit sharing, food insecurity, introduction of new powerful stakeholders, illegal land acquisition, unfair free prior and informed consent, and the introduction of monoculture plantations. REDD+ is also perceived as a neoliberal mechanism which renegotiates peoples' relationship with the natural environment by monetizing nature. The paper concludes with a framework which addresses the potential drivers and threats of REDD+ concerning forest-dependent communities based on the literature review. This framework suggests a holistic approach to REDD+ implementation, which incorporates forest-dependent communities' often complex relationship with the natural environment, such as incorporation of traditional forest management systems and provision of viable alternatives to loss of agricultural land.

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Operationalizing social safeguards in REDD+: actors, interests and ideas

Cited by 155 publications

References 8 publications

Co-Operation or Co-Optation? NGOs’ Roles in Norway’s International Climate and Forest Initiative

Co-Operation or Co-Optation? NGOs’ Roles in Norway’s International Climate and Forest Initiative

Payments for Ecosystem Services in Sustainable Mangrove Forest Management in Bangladesh

Ten Years of REDD+: A Critical Review of the Impact of REDD+ on Forest-Dependent Communities

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