Legal Frameworks for REDD. Design and Implementation at the National Level. Case Study - Brazil

The importance of the Amazon in the fight against global warming cannot be understated. Furthermore, Brazil is in a very good position to benefit economically from market and voluntarybasedconservation measures to protect its forests. However, Brazil faces many hurdles on its waytowards developing a coherent REDD policy. Given its enormity, policies that work in one area maynot do so in another. Reforming land title, a large driver in historical deforestation in Brazil, has beentried before but has not succeeded. In addition, because of the many diverse indigenous groups thatwill be affected, Brazil’s government will need to be aware of customs and cultural differences, aswell as the needs of different communities. If federal and state policies acknowledge this diversity,and bring individuals to the table to address the needs of local communities, they better the chancesof curbing deforestation.