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Trade-offs, co-benefits and safeguards: Current debates on the breadth of REDD+
- Source :
- Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability 4 (2012) 6, Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability, 4(6), 646-653
- Publication Year :
- 2012
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Abstract
- Fundamental trade-offs exist between different land uses for carbon, livelihoods, economic development, biodiversity, agriculture and energy (especially biofuels). This article analyses the scientific debates on REDD+ trade-offs, co-benefits and safeguards, and shows how the development and expanded scope of REDD+ mechanisms have shaped these debates over time. We find substantial evidence that the non-carbon values of biodiversity conservation, equity and sustainable livelihoods are critical to both the legitimacy and effectiveness of REDD+, and argue that they therefore are better viewed as prerequisites than as values to be safeguarded. Scientists can contribute to the development of a more integrative REDD+ through interdisciplinary research and through a ‘learning architecture’ that supports the REDD+ policy development process with research dedicated to finding durable solutions.
- Subjects :
- Natural resource economics
forest degradation
WASS
carbon payments
reduced emissions
Forest and Nature Conservation Policy
opportunities
Deforestation
Political science
deforestation
Bos- en Natuurbeleid
Legitimacy
General Environmental Science
biodiversity
Milieubeleid
Equity (economics)
Scope (project management)
Land use
business.industry
plus
Trade offs
Environmental resource management
conservation
General Social Sciences
Livelihood
Environmental Policy
Agriculture
climate-change
business
management
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 18773435
- Volume :
- 4
- Issue :
- 6
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....97ed7361fb94f1cca1c58c42d0ff550e