Skutsch, Margaret M.

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Alternative models for carbon payments to communities under REDD+: A comparison using the Polis model of actor inducements
Many tropical developing countries are considering using a form of Payments for Environmental Services (PES) to reward communities involved in Community Forest Management (CFM) for reducing carbon emissions and increasing carbon sequestration. Such payments would fall under the scope of national...
Journal Article 1 Dec 2011 - 11:58
Dealing with locally-driven degradation: a quick start option under REDD+
The paper reviews a number of challenges associated with reducing degradation and its related emissions though national plans for REDD+ under UNFCCC policy. It proposes that in many countries, it may in the short run be easier to deal with the kinds of degradation that result from low-level...
Report 30 Nov 2011 - 11:40
Splitting the Difference: a Proposal for Benefit Sharing in REDD+ Working Paper Series 2
The objective of REDD+ in developing countries is to create incentives for the reduction of emissions from deforestation and forest degradation and for the increase of carbon stocks through the enhancement, conservation and sustainable management of forests in developing countries. As part of...
Report 30 Nov 2011 - 11:23
Case Studies on Measuring and Assessing Forest Degradation; Community Measurement of Carbon Stock Change for REDD
Forest Resources Assessment Working Paper 156 Sustainably managed forests have multiple environmental and socio-economic functions whichare important at the global, national and local scales, and they play a vital part in sustainabledevelopment. Reliable and up-to-date information on the state of...
Report 26 May 2010 - 14:10