Does REDD+ Ensure Sectoral Coordination and Stakeholder Participation? A Comparative Analysis of REDD+ National Governance Structures in Countries of Asia-Pacific Region

Fujisaki, Taiji; Hyakumura, Kimihiko; Scheyvens, Henry; Cadman, Timothy

doi:10.3390/f7090195

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“…These approaches could also provide good lessons for REDD+ developers to utilize the experience of stakeholder participation in pilot projects, to further develop legal and policy frameworks for the REDD+ implementation phase. Redistribution of decision-making power among stakeholders could be optimized, but such a process could take years, because the organizations involved in REDD+ are unique and unequally structured [27,35]. Thus, the redistribution and re-balancing of decision-making powers among stakeholders remain challenges.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Therefore, both projects and national REDD+ preparation may have missed valuable opportunities for the participation of key decision-makers in non-forestry sectors [27]. REDD+ development in Laos is beyond the mandate of forestry sectors [35,68]. Non-forestry sectors-particularly the mining, energy, and transportation sectors-could play important roles in project implementation and provide alternative solutions for conflicts that might occur at the project site in terms of mining, road construction and hydropower dam development, given that those activities are actually the main drivers of deforestation and degradation in Laos [27,63].…”

Section: Redd+ Decision Making At the National Level And Changes In Imentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Institutional setting and coordination among central, provincial and local government organizations, as well as among cross-sectoral organizations, are challenges [24,28,35]. In particular, the participation of non-forestry industry sectors is challenging [27].…”

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confidence: 99%

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Stakeholder Participation in REDD+ Readiness Activities for Three Collaborative Projects in Lao PDR

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Hyakumura

Ehara

2017

Forests

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Abstract:A key challenge for reducing emission from deforestation and forest degradation (REDD) in developing countries is to balance the power of various stakeholders in decision making. This study explores the forms of stakeholder participation in the implementation of three pilot projects in Laos, with a focus on who actually makes decisions on project activities. We found that stakeholder roles in making decisions were imbalanced. The central government and development partner organizations were the ones who actually fulfill the roles of decision-makers in most project activities. Although local communities were not the key stakeholders in decision making in most activities, their roles seem to have increased in the activities where participatory approaches were applied. Participation of the private sector, non-governmental organizations, academic and research institutes and mass organizations was limited. Opportunities to reach decision-makers regarding project activities came through service contract agreements. Our findings suggest that an understanding of who fulfills the key roles will support a decentralization of decision making by balancing power and redistributing the roles from dominant to weaker stakeholders. In addition, the private sector's participation may enhance opportunities to harmonize their investments for supporting REDD+ development and reduce the negative impacts on the forests and the environment.

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Section: Redd+ Decision Making At the National Level And Changes In Imentioning

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Stakeholder Participation in REDD+ Readiness Activities for Three Collaborative Projects in Lao PDR

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Hyakumura

Ehara

2017

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“…Fujisaki et al [32], based on a comparative study of five countries, conclude that, despite structural differences across countries, REDD+ can potentially encourage new forms of environmental governance that promote a cross-sectoralism and stakeholder participation. However, their research identifies a lack of operationalisation of cohesiveness and inclusiveness in environmental policymaking processes in most developing countries, including in REDD+.…”

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REDD+ Crossroads Post Paris: Politics, Lessons and Interplays

2018

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This article introduces the special issue "REDD+ crossroads post Paris: politics, lessons and interplays". The contributions to the special issue suggest, first, that REDD+ design in the studied countries has generally lacked social legitimacy and sidelined key actors who can considerably influence land-use sector dynamics. Second, they show that REDD+ early actions have tended to oversimplify local realities and have been misaligned and local needs. Third, REDD+ efforts have remained constrained to the forestry or climate mitigation policy sectors and have thus suffered from a lack of policy harmonization. As REDD+ moves from its preparedness to its implementation phase, more research efforts should be aimed at analysing the power relations that underpin and determine the design and implementation of REDD+ policies and actions, the potential for and limits to the vertical and horizontal coordination of land-use policies and management, and the processes of resistance to or accommodation of REDD+ practices on the ground. In doing so, we advocate for multi-and transdisciplinary research that does not take for granted the benefits of REDD+ and which critically scrutinizes the multiple goals of this ambitious international policy framework, and where it sits within the broader Paris Agreement implementation agenda.

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“…However, even in now, efforts have been underway to address deforestation and forest degradation resulting from human-induced activities in many countries (Fujisaki et al, 2016). Therefore key factors which should improve to deal with deforestation drivers, and effective institution, appropriate legislation, and participation of stakeholders including local community, and so on, have been pointed out in such countries (Hiratsuka et al, 2014;Hiratsuka et al, 2016).…”

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Adapted REDD plus Based on Local People’s Capabilities: A Case Study from Luang Prabang Province, Lao PDR

Iwadare¹,

Hiratsuka²

2017

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The reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation (REDD plus) has been proposed as a key tool for reducing greenhouse gases (GHG) from deforestation and forest degradation in land use sector. The development of a REDD plus that considers national, sub-national, and/or local circumstances in relation to a target area requires an analysis of site-specific deforestation drivers and land use characteristics. This study aimed to analyze the capability of forest-dependent people to find the way for reducing pressures on forest resources, i.e. reducing shifting cultivation and identified their patterns of land and forest use, as this knowledge is essential for developing a REDD plus for land and forest management for an area. The study target area was Luang Prabang Province in the northern part of the Lao People's Democratic Republic (Lao PDR). We conducted questionnaire-based surveys and participatory workshops to identify the drivers of deforestation and forest degradation as well as current local capabilities. Our findings, which focused on the characteristics of ethnic groups (Khmu and Hmong) and the agricultural techniques used by villagers, revealed significant differences between upland rice farmers without paddy fields and farmers with paddy fields who cultivated upland rice in terms of their capabilities to maintain livelihoods. The results of a discriminant function analysis indicated that 66.7% of the initially categorized respondents were correctly classified for the variable Khmu or Hmong and 82.1% classified for the variable upland rice farmers with paddy or upland rice farmers without paddy. The results indicated a lower capability to transition to alternative livelihoods among farmers relying on upland cultivation (i.e. shifting cultivation) than among farmers who cultivate paddy. Moreover, the study revealed the importance of applying a capability approach when planning REDD plus in Lao PDR that account for differential capabilities attributed to ethnicity or other vulnerable group statuses.

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Does REDD+ Ensure Sectoral Coordination and Stakeholder Participation? A Comparative Analysis of REDD+ National Governance Structures in Countries of Asia-Pacific Region

Cited by 70 publications

References 21 publications

Stakeholder Participation in REDD+ Readiness Activities for Three Collaborative Projects in Lao PDR

Stakeholder Participation in REDD+ Readiness Activities for Three Collaborative Projects in Lao PDR

REDD+ Crossroads Post Paris: Politics, Lessons and Interplays

Adapted REDD plus Based on Local People’s Capabilities: A Case Study from Luang Prabang Province, Lao PDR

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