Carbon Offsetting & REDD+

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Central African Republic: Linking Rights, Capacity Strengthening, REDD and FLEGT

1 November 2011

This briefing provides a case study of recent developments in one country, linking together the work that has been done to advance forest community rights and livelihoods, EU Forest Law Enforcement Governance Trade (FLEGT) and REDD processes, and civil society participation.

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Is REDD-readiness Taking Us in the Right Direction? Case Studies from the Accra Caucus

1 November 2011

The Accra Caucus on Forests and Climate Change is a network of around 100 southern and northern civil society and Indigenous Peoples’ organizations from 38 countries. Despite the diversity of experience, there seems to be one common aspect: the REDD+ readiness process is focused much more strongly on attracting carbon income than on protecting the … Read more

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McREDD: How McKinsey ‘Cost-curves’ are Distorting REDD

1 November 2010

The carbon mitigation cost-curve, as used by McKinsey & Company, has become influential in national and international REDD policy making, but it is misleading for decision-makers. This briefing outlines why this approach is flawed as a policy-making tool.

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Realising Rights, Protecting Forests: An Alternative Vision for Reducing Deforestation

1 June 2010

This report is intended primarily for opinion-formers and decision-makers with a role in making and influencing national policy and legislation on REDD. The case studies show that respecting the rights and realities of indigenous peoples and forest-dependent communities is the only way to ensure that the forests remain standing.