Carbon emission reduction initiatives: Lessons from the REDD+ process of the Asia and Pacific region
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Aryal, Kishor, Maraseni, Tek, Rana, Eak, Subedi, Bhishma Prasad, Laudari, Hari Krishna, Ghimire, Puspa Lal, Khanal, Sudarshan Chandra, Zhang, Han and Timilsina, Ramesh. 2024. "Carbon emission reduction initiatives: Lessons from the REDD+ process of the Asia and Pacific region." Land Use Policy: the international journal covering all aspects of land use. 146. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.landusepol.2024.107321
| Article Title | Carbon emission reduction initiatives: Lessons from the REDD+ process of the Asia and Pacific region |
|---|---|
| ERA Journal ID | 21007 |
| Article Category | Article |
| Authors | Aryal, Kishor, Maraseni, Tek, Rana, Eak, Subedi, Bhishma Prasad, Laudari, Hari Krishna, Ghimire, Puspa Lal, Khanal, Sudarshan Chandra, Zhang, Han and Timilsina, Ramesh |
| Journal Title | Land Use Policy: the international journal covering all aspects of land use |
| Journal Citation | 146 |
| Article Number | 107321 |
| Number of Pages | 10 |
| Year | 2024 |
| Publisher | Elsevier |
| Place of Publication | United Kingdom |
| ISSN | 0264-8377 |
| 1873-5754 | |
| Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.landusepol.2024.107321 |
| Web Address (URL) | https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0264837724002746 |
| Abstract | Carbon emission reduction through land use management and forest-based initiatives such as REDD+ depends on multiple factors, including awareness programs, capacity building and inclusive design, and equitable and transparent benefit-sharing mechanisms. Even after a couple of decades of discussion over the REDD+ process, there have still been many contested issues that need to be resolved. Taking the case of three countries in the Asia and Pacific Region ― Vietnam, Nepal, and Fiji, ― at different stages of the REDD+, we have mapped the countries’ progress toward emission reduction program and its benefit-sharing mechanism, documented the perceived impact of a capacity building program and provided the stakeholders’ perspective on the performance of REDD+ program. Our study shows REDD+ participating countries are implementing various REDD+ capacity-building programs, but having a different level of impact from the stakeholders’ perspective. Multilevel governance presents challenges for REDD+ outcomes, as REDD+-related policies and legislations are constrained within the forest ministry but not in other sector ministries, leading to both vertical and horizontal coordination issues. Much emphasis has been given to the technical content of capacity-building programs but little has been done to enhance the functional capacity of REDD+ implementers, especially of Indigenous People and Local Communities. The decision-making process on emission reduction benefit-sharing is neither transparent nor inclusive. Although various social safeguard mechanisms are proposed by the studied countries, there is still a huge gap in understanding the impact capacity building programs in inclusive decision-making, and equitable benefit sharing for Indigenous people. REDD+ stakeholders perceived that REDD+ can be a promising financial tool for developing countries and also contribute to non-carbon benefits, but the prospects of benefit-sharing plans are not fairly inclusive. Increasing transparency and accountability through digital platforms, raising the carbon price from $5/tCO2, adopting unified safeguards, and strengthening horizontal and vertical collaboration at all levels are pivotal for the REDD+ program to generate manifold environmental and livelihood benefits in the Asia and Pacific Region. |
| Keywords | Emission reduction; REDD+; Equitable benefit sharing; Inclusive decision-making; indigenous people and local communities; non-carbon benefits |
| Contains Sensitive Content | Does not contain sensitive content |
| ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 300499. Crop and pasture production not elsewhere classified |
| Byline Affiliations | University of Southern Queensland |
| Ministry of Industry, Tourism, Forests and Environment, Nepal | |
| Chinese Academy of Sciences, China | |
| International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development, Nepal | |
| Asia Network for Sustainable Agriculture and Bioresources, Nepal | |
| University of Melbourne | |
| Northwest Agriculture & Forestry University, China | |
| Federation of Community Forestry Users, Nepal |
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