Stakeholders' incentives for land-use change and REDD+: The case of Indonesia

Irawan, Silvia; Tacconi, Luca; Ring, Irene

doi:10.1016/j.ecolecon.2012.12.018

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“…Meanwhile, at least one NGOinterviewed suggested that there are fewer incentives for district governments to issue community-managed forest permits compared to oil palm or logging permits because districts earn more revenue from the latter investments. A similar argument holds for REDD+ revenues, while the income incentive also holds for the central government as well (see Irawan et al 2013). Thus, there are potential bottlenecks at all levels.…”

Section: Actors' Roles In Land-use Decisions: Perceptions From the Camentioning

confidence: 88%

“…Finally, although district governments are getting more involved in REDD+, given the comparatively small amount of public funding currently available, it is likely they will continue to depend on revenue from mining and plantations (Irawan et al 2013). These dynamics suggest that it will be very difficult to address the larger drivers of deforestation, especially those pushed by powerful and wealthy actors.…”

Section: Redd+ Obstacles and Opportunitiesmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Analyzing multilevel governance in Indonesia: Lessons for REDD+ from the study of landuse change in Central and West Kalimantan

Myers¹,

Sanders²,

Larson³

et al. 2016

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Section: Actors' Roles In Land-use Decisions: Perceptions From the Camentioning

confidence: 88%

Section: Redd+ Obstacles and Opportunitiesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Analyzing multilevel governance in Indonesia: Lessons for REDD+ from the study of landuse change in Central and West Kalimantan

Myers¹,

Sanders²,

Larson³

et al. 2016

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“…As for addressing multiple and interacting drivers of land-use changes, it is yet to be seen that advances towards efficient interventions can indeed be reached because they require intersectoral coordination, despite the accommodating platform created for this purpose (Irawan et al 2013). Currently within the land-based sector, forestry, land-use changes, peatland and agriculture are all included but often each component is treated as independent from the others, especially agriculture and the others.…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Reducing emissions from land use in Indonesia: motivation, policy instruments and expected funding streams

Noordwijk¹,

Agus²,

Dewi³

et al. 2013

Mitig Adapt Strateg Glob Change

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Land-based emissions of carbon dioxide derive from the interface of forest and agriculture. Emission estimates require harmonization across forest and non-forest data sources. Furthermore, emission reduction requires understanding of the linked causes and policy levers between agriculture and forestry. The institutional forestry traditions dominated the emergence of the discourse on Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and forest Degradation (REDD+) while more holistic perspectives on land-based emissions, including agriculture, found a home in international recognition for Nationally Appropriate Mitigation Actions (NAMAs). We tested the hypothesis that, at least for Indonesia, the NAMA framework provides opportunities to resolve issues that REDD+ alone cannot address. We reviewed progress on five major challenges identified in 2007 by the Indonesian Forest Climate Alliance: 1) scope and 'forest' definition; 2) ownership and tenurial rights; 3) multiplicity and interconnectedness of drivers; 4) peatland issues across forest and non-forest land categories; and 5) fairness and efficiency of benefitdistribution mechanisms across conservation, degradation and restoration phases of tree-cover transition. Results indicate that the two policy instruments developed in parallel with competition rather than synergy. Three of the REDD+ challenges can be resolved by treating REDD+ as a subset of the NAMA and national emission reduction plans for Indonesia. We conclude that two issues, rights and benefit distribution, remain a major challenge, and require progress on a motivational pyramid of policy and polycentric governance. National interest in retaining global palm oil exports gained priority over expectations of REDD forest rents. Genuine concerns over climate change motivate a small but influential part of the ongoing debate.

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“…If REDD+ were to follow the same centralized model, revenues would flow downward through nested levels of government, with each jurisdiction receiving an allocation. 10 In contrast, plantations present an opportunity for district governments to obtain direct revenues through fees from land-use change (Irawan et al 2013). Subnational actors stated that land-use decisions are often a trade-off between economic growth and carbon emissions reductions targets set by the central government.…”

Section: Governmentsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Also, allocation and oversight of revenue streams from all economic activities remain the responsibility of the Ministry of Finance and are therefore disconnected from land-use decision making. Irawan et al (2013) note that most revenue streams are channelled by the central government and distributed to provinces and districts through revenue-sharing mechanisms. If REDD+ were to follow the same centralized model, revenues would flow downward through nested levels of government, with each jurisdiction receiving an allocation.…”

Section: Governmentsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Who holds power in land-use decisions?: Implications for REDD+ in Indonesia

Myers¹,

Ardiansyah²

2014

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Key messages• In different provinces or districts, the same laws can be applied in very different ways.• Participation of customary land users and local communities remains ad hoc and requires that implementing regulations are strengthened, as the existing safeguarding laws are not sufficiently specific.• Further developments of safeguarding laws and regulations (specifically the distribution of benefits from carbon financing) need to be well defined and better aligned with decentralization processes.• Subnational actors are unclear on their role in a national REDD+ strategy and how they will be involved in decision making.• REDD+ is challenged by a misalignment between land use decision-making powers and REDD+ management powers allocated to different bodies and levels.

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Stakeholders' incentives for land-use change and REDD+: The case of Indonesia

Cited by 82 publications

References 18 publications

Analyzing multilevel governance in Indonesia: Lessons for REDD+ from the study of landuse change in Central and West Kalimantan

Analyzing multilevel governance in Indonesia: Lessons for REDD+ from the study of landuse change in Central and West Kalimantan

Reducing emissions from land use in Indonesia: motivation, policy instruments and expected funding streams

Who holds power in land-use decisions?: Implications for REDD+ in Indonesia

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