An assessment of the impacts of the REDD+ pilot project on community forests user groups (CFUGs) and their community forests in Nepal
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Article Title | An assessment of the impacts of the REDD+ pilot project on community forests user groups (CFUGs) and their community forests in Nepal |
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ERA Journal ID | 5850 |
Article Category | Article |
Authors | Maraseni, T. N. (Author), Neupane, P. R. (Author), Lopez-Casero, F. (Author) and Cadman, T. (Author) |
Journal Title | Journal of Environmental Management |
Journal Citation | 136, pp. 37-46 |
Number of Pages | 10 |
Year | 2014 |
Publisher | Elsevier |
Place of Publication | United Kingdom |
ISSN | 0301-4797 |
1093-0191 | |
1095-8630 | |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2014.01.011 |
Web Address (URL) | https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0301479714000152 |
Abstract | REDD+ has the potential to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, meet climate stabilisation targets and protect biological diversity. Consequently, millions of dollars are being channelled into developing countries rich in forests, for pilot projects that will provide data for the design of REDD+ projects that are based on incentives and performance. This paper evaluates the impacts of REDD+ pilot projects on community forests and associated user groups (CFUGs) in Nepal. A field study targeted eight CFUGs that participated in a REDD+ pilot project funded by the Forest Carbon Trust Fund in Nepal. The pilot project increased the participation of Dalit, Indigenous people, women and the poor, and was able to provide some social safeguards. However, when all the additional costs and foregone benefits of the project are considered, REDD+ is not an attractive market-based option for Nepalese CFUGs. A better approach would be a bilateral or multilateral approach that is not market based, but provides incentives beyond environmental and social safeguards. The results of this study will be useful in designing REDD+ policies and programmes for community forest-based REDD+ stakeholders in developing countries. |
Keywords | REDDþ; REDD+; pilot project; social safeguard; REDDþ payment; Nepal |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 300707. Forestry management and environment |
Public Notes | Files associated with this item cannot be displayed due to copyright restrictions. |
Byline Affiliations | International Centre for Applied Climate Science |
Friends of Nature, Nepal | |
Institute for Global Environmental Strategies, Japan | |
Griffith University | |
Institution of Origin | University of Southern Queensland |
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