Does Tenure Security Lead to REDD+ Project Effectiveness? Reflections from Five Emerging Sites in Indonesia

Ida Aju Pradnja Resosudarmo, Stibniati Atmadja, Andini Desita Ekaputri, Dian Y. Intarini, Yayan Indriatmoko and Pangestuti Astri

World Development, 2014, vol. 55, issue C, 68-83

Abstract: In the REDD+ debate, tenure security is often linked to equity concerns. Yet REDD+ is also about the effectiveness of reducing emissions. We propose a conceptual framework linking tenure with REDD+ effectiveness, taking into account that tenure security equally protects the right to reduce and to increase emissions. Survey-based research, at five emerging REDD+ sites in Indonesia in 2010, revealed that tenure is ambiguous and contested, thus insecure. Low dependence on forest-based livelihoods suggests limited interest in reducing emissions. Securing community tenure does not necessarily lead to REDD+ effectiveness unless it can compete with other economic interests that emit GHGs.

Keywords: de jure and de facto tenure; interest; REDD+ effectiveness; forest; Indonesia; emissions (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2014
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DOI: 10.1016/j.worlddev.2013.01.015

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