s:876:"TI People and communities: Well-being impacts of REDD+ on the ground AU Duchelle, A.E. AU de Sassi, C. AU Sills, E.O. AU Wunder, S. AB Key messagesSeveral studies on well-being outcomes of REDD+ interventions found small or mixed effects on livelihoods or welfare, which were more likely to be positive when incentives were offered.The slow pace of REDD+ implementation, and lack of robust studies quantifying both its forest/land-use and well-being outcomes, make it difficult to draw conclusions about trade-offs. But separate evidence on similar local-level PES initiatives points to challenges for designing REDD+ initiatives that are both effective at reducing forest carbon emissions and strongly pro-poor.Results that are more equitable and long-lasting are more likely when local people are genuinely involved in REDD+ programme design and implementation. ";