Enhancing REDD+ outcomes through improved governance of community forest user groups
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Article Title | Enhancing REDD+ outcomes through improved governance of |
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ERA Journal ID | 213244 |
Article Category | Article |
Authors | Poudyal, Bishnu Hari (Author), Paudel, Govinda (Author) and Luintel, Harisharan (Author) |
Journal Title | Journal of Forest and Livelihood |
Journal Citation | 11 (2), pp. 14-26 |
Number of Pages | 13 |
Year | 2013 |
Place of Publication | Kathmandu Nepal |
ISSN | 1684-0186 |
Web Address (URL) | https://www.recoftc.org/project/grassroots-capacity-building-redd/research-papers/enhancing-redd-outcomes-through-improved-governance-community-forestry-user-groups |
Abstract | Since forests are both source and sink of carbon, scholars have suggested reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation, including conservation and sustainable management of forest and enhancement of forest carbon stock (REDD+) to be part of climate negotiation. Studies have shown that forests can play a role in reducing emissions in a cheaper, quicker and effective way, while generating important co-benefits, including biodiversity conservation and watershed management. However, governance that shapes relations between different stakeholders at grassroots level has been shown to be a crucial issue in managing local forests in a way that sequester more carbon from, and emit less of it to, the atmosphere. The authors of this paper argue that the lessons gained at community forest user group (CFUG) level regarding forest governance could be useful in designing a REDD+ governance structure at grassroots level. For this, both positive lessons and challenges faced so far could be documented, analysed, synthesized and shared at broader level. REDD+, being an external intervention to local communities, can bring a range of challenges that influence the governance dynamics. However, if the programme is managed carefully, CFUGs are capacitated adequately and governed collaboratively, REDD+ |
Keywords | internal good governance; REDD+; CF; sustainable forest management |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 410406. Natural resource management |
410404. Environmental management | |
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Byline Affiliations | Regional Community Forestry Training Centre for Asia and Pacific, Nepal |
ForestAction, Nepal | |
Portland State University, United States | |
Institution of Origin | University of Southern Queensland |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/q444x/enhancing-redd-outcomes-through-improved-governance-of-community-forest-user-groups
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