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Type:
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Journal Article |
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Author:
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Kashwan, Prakash; Holahan, Robert |
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Journal:
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International Journal of the Commons |
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Volume:
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8 |
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Page(s):
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554-575 |
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Date:
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2014 |
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URI:
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https://hdl.handle.net/10535/9598
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Forestry
Social Organization |
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Subject(s):
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REDD
forests
governance and politics
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Abstract:
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"Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation and Forest Enhancement (REDD+) has become a central focus of global climate change mitigation efforts. Even though the international demand for forest-based carbon sequestration is the key driver of REDD+, forest protection strategies must be implemented on the ground. This cross-scale nature of REDD+ explains why scholars and policy makers increasingly favor nested governance arrangements over either fully centralized or fully decentralized REDD+ governance. The focus of the literature on nested REDD+ governance has mostly been on monitoring, reporting, and verification of carbon emission reductions across sub-national, national, and international levels. We build on Ostrom’s principle of ‘nested enterprises’ to argue that REDD+ must be designed to systematically and formally link national policy reforms with the organization and execution of sub-national (regional and local) forest conservation efforts led by forest users. We also contribute new insights on the political dimensions of nestedness in REDD+, with important roles for inter-community forestry associations and forest rights movements."
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