A Multiscalar and Justice-Led Analysis of REDD+: A Case Study of theNorwegian–Ethiopian Partnership

David Brown and Marion MacLellan

Global Environmental Politics, 2020, vol. 20, issue 1, 11-37

Abstract: This article presents a critical assessment and examination of the underlyingjustice norms present in the Norwegian–Ethiopian Reducing Emissions fromDeforestation and Forest Degradation (REDD+) partnership across international,national, and local scales. Based on a multiscalar justice framework and acritical discourse analysis, we explore the extent to which conceptions ofjustice align or diverge across and between scales of REDD+ discourse. Thefindings indicate the dominance of a “utilitarian–neoliberal” nexus at the policy level,underpinning a cost-effective orientation of REDD+, that conflicts with theegalitarian ethics present at the community level in Ethiopia. The researchsuggests that conflicts in REDD+ design, implementation, and management arelikely to be underpinned by, and reflect, fundamental divergences inactors’ norms and ethics. Accordingly, we raise concerns over the extentto which the needs and interests of the forest-dependent communities are to beactively considered and valued by REDD+ policy makers.

Date: 2020
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