This paper assesses proponent activities to address tenure insecurity in light of actions required for effective and equitable implementation of REDD+. Field research was carried out at 19 REDD+ project sites and 71 villages in Brazil, Cameroon, Tanzania, Indonesia, and Vietnam. Results show proponents addressed tenure insecurity by demarcating village and forest boundaries and identifying legal right holders, but were limited in their ability to resolve local tenure challenges that were national in origin and scope. Still needed are national tenure actions, integration of national and local tenure efforts, clarification of international and national REDD+ policies, and conflict resolution mechanisms.

Authors: Sunderlin, W.D.; Larson, A.M.; Duchelle, A.E.; Resosudarmo, I. A. P.; Huynh Thu Ba; Awono, A.; Dokken, T.

Subjects: deforestation, degraded forests, climate change, tenure rights, property rights, equity, livelihoods

Publication type: ISI, Journal Article, Publication

Year: 2014

ISSN: 0305-750X

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.worlddev.2013.01.013