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International REDD+ Finance

The Impacts of International REDD+ Finance examines the impacts of international, public REDD+ funding and draws early lessons — not only because of this new finance’s significant amount but, more importantly, because even more finance is expected to flow in the future to provide support and incentives for reducing emissions with the aim of slowing, halting, and reversing forest loss.

Background papers were commissioned to provide input into the overall report. These case studies provide information on the impacts of international REDD+ finance in six countries. Timothy Laing was commissioned to complete the case study for Guyana.

Project timeframe

The project ran from May 2015 until July 2015. 

Project aims

To examine the impacts of international, public REDD+ funding through case studies from Colombia, Democratic Republic of Congo, Ghana, Guyana, Mexico and Vietnam.

Project findings and impact

 

The full report and summary for policy makers have been widely distributed. The report highlighted six key impacts: 

  • Impacts on capacities: REDD+ finance has had a positive impact on building capacities, particularly on MRV and improving an understanding of drivers of deforestation.
  • Political impacts: Dialogues on forests and climate change have intensified and, in some cases, cross-sectoral cooperation has improved; high-level political impacts mostly found in countries that have received larger commitments of finance.
  • Economic impacts:  REDD+ finance has spurred discussion about sustainable alternatives to cutting forests, including deforestation-free supply chains but substantial impact on transforming economies not yet apparent

Research team

Timothy Laing

Output

http://www.climateandlandusealliance.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/Impacts_of_International_REDD_Finance_Case_Study_Guyana.pdf

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Climate and Land Use Alliance

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