The implementation and success of REDD+ strategies, plans and projects will depend on whether REDD+ influences governance or is shaped by existing governance failures. As governments prepare for REDD+ implementation, they should: – address faulty forest policies and revise development and market ...
Petkova, E.
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Larson, A.M.
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Contreras-Hermosilla, A.
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Toni, F.
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[Governance, forests and REDD+ in Latin America]
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Governance, forests and REDD+ in Latin America
Larson, A.M.
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Cronkleton, P.
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[Who represents the collective?: authority and the recognition of forest rights]
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Who represents the collective?: authority and the recognition of forest rights
Ribot, J.C.
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Larson, A.M.
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[Affirmative policy on an uneven playingfield: implications for REDD]
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Affirmative policy on an uneven playingfield: implications for REDD
This study adopts an institutional approach to analyze the way in which informal rules, in their interaction with formal rules, shape the use of forest resources by diverse types of smallholders and communities (i.e., indigenous people, agro-extractive and traditional communities) in Latin Americ...
Pacheco, P.
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Barry, D.M.
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Cronkleton, P.
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Larson, A.M.
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[El papel de las instituciones informales en el uso de los recursos forestales en América Latina]
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El papel de las instituciones informales en el uso de los recursos forestales en América Latina
In many developing countries, tenure in forests is not clear and subject to dispute. This will place limits on the effectiveness, efficiency and equity (3Es) of REDD+. In spite of the attention paid to the problem of insecure tenure to date, there has been little progress toward clarifying tenure...
Sunderlin, William D.
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Larson, A.M.
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Cronkleton, P.
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[Forest tenure rights and REDD+: From inertia to policy solutions]
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Forest tenure rights and REDD+: From inertia to policy solutions
REDD+ is more likely to be just and locally legitimate if the design, implementation and allocation of benefits represent local needs and aspirations. Decentralisation of meaningful decisions to locally accountable and responsive (e.g., representative) local authorities would promote local engage...
Larson, A.M.
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Mendoza-Lewis, J.
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[Desafios en la tenencia comunitaria de bosques en la RAAN de Nicaragua]
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Desafios en la tenencia comunitaria de bosques en la RAAN de Nicaragua
Larson, A.M.
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Barry, D.M.
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Dahal, G.R.
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[Conclusions and reflections for the future of forest tenure reform]
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Conclusions and reflections for the future of forest tenure reform
Dahal, G.R.
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Larson, A.M.
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Pacheco, P.
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[Outcomes of reforms for livelihoods, forest condition and equity]
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Outcomes of reforms for livelihoods, forest condition and equity
REDD+ is a potentially significant financial mechanism for shifting the incentives from deforestation and land use change to forest conservation and sustainability. Even though REDD+ is not primarily a governance reform, it will affect or be affected by forest governance, it can improve forest go...
Larson, A.M.
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Petkova, E.
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[An Introduction to Forest Governance, People and REDD+ in Latin America: Obstacles and Opportunities]
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An Introduction to Forest Governance, People and REDD+ in Latin America: Obstacles and Opportunities