Realising REDD+: national strategy and policy options

Angelsen, Arild; Brockhaus, Maria; Kanninen, Markku; Sills, Erin O.; Sunderlin, W.D.; Wertz-Kanounnikoff, S.

doi:10.17528/cifor/002871

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“…The measurement, reporting and verification (MRV) of carbon stocks and emissions is a vital part of national REDDþ schemes (Herold and Skutsch 2009, UNFCCC 2015. Carbon emissions are calculated by multiplying activity data-the area of land use/cover change due to human activity-by its corresponding emission factor (Verchot et al 2012).…”

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Comparing methods for assessing the effectiveness of subnational REDD+ initiatives

Bos

Duchelle

Angelsen

et al. 2017

Environ. Res. Lett.

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The central role of forests in climate change mitigation, as recognized in the Paris agreement, makes it increasingly important to develop and test methods for monitoring and evaluating the carbon effectiveness of REDDþ. Over the last decade, hundreds of subnational REDDþ initiatives have emerged, presenting an opportunity to pilot and compare different approaches to quantifying impacts on carbon emissions. This study (1) develops a Before-After-Control-Intervention (BACI) method to assess the effectiveness of these REDDþ initiatives; (2) compares the results at the meso (initiative) and micro (village) scales; and (3) compares BACI with the simpler Before-After (BA) results. Our study covers 23 subnational REDDþ initiatives in Brazil, Peru, Cameroon, Tanzania, Indonesia and Vietnam. As a proxy for deforestation, we use annual tree cover loss. We aggregate data into two periods (before and after the start of each initiative). Analysis using control areas ('control-intervention') suggests better REDDþ performance, although the effect is more pronounced at the micro than at the meso level. Yet, BACI requires more data than BA, and is subject to possible bias in the before period. Selection of proper control areas is vital, but at either scale is not straightforward. Low absolute deforestation numbers and peak years influence both our BA and BACI results. In principle, BACI is superior, with its potential to effectively control for confounding factors. We conclude that the more local the scale of performance assessment, the more relevant is the use of the BACI approach. For various reasons, we find overall minimal impact of REDDþ in reducing deforestation on the ground thus far. Incorporating results from micro and meso level monitoring into national reporting systems is important, since overall REDDþ impact depends on land use decisions on the ground. 7 UNFCCC NDC registry www4.unfccc.int/ndcregistry/Pages/All. aspx, 5 December 2016Environ. Res. Lett. 12 (2017) 074007

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Comparing methods for assessing the effectiveness of subnational REDD+ initiatives

Bos

Duchelle

Angelsen

et al. 2017

Environ. Res. Lett.

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“…Land-use change contributed to approximately 20% of global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions during the period 1990-2000 and has represented a lower percentage (12% in 2008) during the first decade of this century due to the significant growth of global fossil-fuel emissions (Moutinho, 2005). In this context, incentivizing reductions in GHG emissions from deforestation and forest degradation, conserving and enhancing forest carbon stocks and sustainably managing forests (REDD+) have emerged as a key international strategy to halt land-use change in developing countries and involve them in climate change mitigation efforts (Angelsen, 2009). Essentially, REDD+ is expected to establish incentives for developing countries to protect and better manage their forest resources, by creating and recognizing a financial value for the additional carbon stored in trees or not emitted to the atmosphere (Corbera, 2011).…”

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“…It contributed to approximately 20% of GHG emissions during the period 1990-2000 and has represented a percentage of 12% in 2008 due to the significant growth of global fossilfuel emissions (Moutinho, 2005;Le Quéré, 2009). Therefore, incentivizing reductions in GHG emissions from deforestation and forest degradation, conserving and enhancing forest carbon stocks and sustainably managing forests (REDD+) have emerged as a key international strategy to halt land-use change in developing countries and involve them in climate change mitigation efforts (Angelsen, 2009). A future REDD+ mechanism could transfer billions of dollars from industrialized nations to tropical developing countries each year (Ballesteros, 2011).…”

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Sustainability

Bonadiman

2013

International Journal of Social Ecology and Sustainable Development

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During the first Kyoto Protocol period (2008-2012) the carbon market evolved globally as well as Brazil. Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) projects, which promote technology substitution in order to obtain “cleaner” processes, had an expressive participation. Within this scenario, Brazil and mainly China applied a considerable number of projects. However, in the case of REDD (Reduction from Deforestation and Forest Degradation) and REDD+, the complexity of discussions regarding legal issues, carbon reduction/mitigation methodologies, complexity around methodologies, resources distribution, costs, etc., associated with the world economic crisis, slowed down this process. Reflection of that can be seen through the carbon allowance price deterioration resulting in the prediction of retraction in the 2012 market size. In this sense, the scenario after the first period of the Kyoto’s Protocol, presents many challenges, but also presents opportunities. Legislations are emerging from different parts of the globe and also in Brazil. They indicate the nucleation of future obligations around the control and reduction of GHG emissions. Also, efforts to increase carbon allowances quotations are also being planned. Bilateral agreements are emerging being bottom-up alternatives for a global carbon commercialization scheme. On top of these actions an agreement to the creation of a billionaire fund until 2020 create great expectations around the development and growth of the carbon markets presenting the sustainability issue as an unquestionable trend to the upcoming years.

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“…Forest resource assessment and monitoringsuch as the abovementioned estimates-is important for sustainable forest management, supporting the livelihoods of communities, maintenance of ecosystem services, and carbon sequestration (Angelsen 2009). However, at present there is no complete time-series study of forest biomass and carbon in Bangladesh and how these factors change over time, which is an essential first step in understanding both the current biomass and carbon stocks as well as monitoring future carbon sequestration or losses in different regions of the country.…”

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Estimation of Aboveground Forest Biomass and Carbon Storage of Bangladesh

Mojumder,

Hossain,

Volk

2023

BIOTROPIA

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Forest biomass helps mitigate climate change impacts through sequestration of atmospheric carbon dioxide and potentially storing it for long periods of time. Deforestation and timber harvesting cause the reduction of forest biomass resulting in the reduced carbon sequestration capacity and alterednatural balance of forest ecosystems. We used remote sensing and GIS tools in the four important forest cover zones within five districts of Bangladesh to compare the aboveground forest biomass (AGB) changes between 2014 and 2020. We found an increased AGB in Sundarban mangrove forest from 89.73 Mg.h-1 in 2014 to 90.76 Mg.h-1 in 2020. Similarly, the AGB was found to be increased for Ukhiya hill forest from 7.89 Mg.h-1 in 2014 to 8.89 Mg.h-1 in 2020. Contrary, the average AGB content in Nijhum Dwip mangrove forest decreased from 44.36 Mg.h-1 in 2014 to 37.46 Mg.h-1 in 2020. The average AGB of Modhupur decidious forest also found to be decreased from 110.01 Mg.h-1 in 2014 to 107.22 Mg.h-1 in 2020. The decreased biomass contents could be attributed to anthropgenic factors as indicated by the presence of human activities and this informatin will be helpful for forest restoration and management in Bangladesh.

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Realising REDD+: national strategy and policy options

Cited by 66 publications

References 303 publications

Comparing methods for assessing the effectiveness of subnational REDD+ initiatives

Comparing methods for assessing the effectiveness of subnational REDD+ initiatives

Sustainability

Estimation of Aboveground Forest Biomass and Carbon Storage of Bangladesh

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