The Greener Side of REDD+: Lessons for REDD+ from Countries where Forest Area is Increasing

This paper assesses the factors that underpin the transition from net deforesters to net forest growersin in China, South Korea, Vietnam, India and Chile. The authors review the literature on forest policyprocesses and government-led reforestation and restoration programs, and find their success relied ongovernment support at the highest levels, and forest governance reforms (particularly land and resourcetenure systems) to incentivize good forest management and tree-planting. However, constraints to woodsupply have caused some countries to rely on wood imports and “export” deforestation, diminishing globalcarbon benefits.