Key messages
- Deforestation and forest degradation are complex problems with many connected social, economic and environmental challenges. Reversing deforestation can only be addressed through sustainable land-use management and improved social cohesion.
- REDD+ provides incentives to developing countries to reduce emissions from deforestation and forest degradation.
- Improved efforts are needed to boost confidence in carbon markets as potential sources of finance in Indonesia.
- Multi-level governance and private sector involvement are crucial to success in DRC.
- Vietnam aims to expand REDD+ to mangrove and wetland environmental services.
- Peru reduces deforestation and now includes peatlands in its REDD+ focus.
- Brazil needs a high-level commitment to REDD+ and a major reduction in deforestation in order to meet its climate goals.
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Publication year
2021
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Language
English
Keywords
climate change, mitigation, development policy, national planning, deforestation, degradation, governance
