REDD — ProForest

Estimating the cost of building capacity in rainforest nations to allow them to participate in a global REDD mechanism

A Hoare, J. Saunders, R Nussbaum, T Legge

2008, Chatham House , ProForest

This report was produced as a background paper for the Eliash Review by ProForest and Chatham House with input from the Overseas Development Institute and EcoSecurities. It provides an estimation of the funds that will be needed to build capacity in 25 rainforest nations to enable them to participate in the proposed REDD mechanism.

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Reduced Emissions and Forest Degradation: Lessons from a Forest Governance

J. Saunders, Johannes Ebeling, R Nussbaum

2008, ProForest , Chatham House

REDD (Reduced Emission of Greenhouse Gasses from Deforestation and Forest Degradation) puts value on the carbon in standing trees that are at risk of destruction. The economic incentive this offers to forest conservation is, however, only part of the picture. This paper focusses on forest governance as an important factor in tackling deforestation. It identifies a number of critical challenges that need to be addressed in order to maximise the potential benefits of REDD.

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Forest Governance and Reduced Emissions from Deforestation and Degradation (REDD)

J. Saunders, R Nussbaum

2007, Chatham House Energy, Environment and Development Programme

Presented at the UNFCCC in Bali, December 2007. This paper sets out a number of lessons from ongoing efforts to improve forest governance, which should be considered at both the design and implementation stage of a potential REDD mechanism, and suggests that those countries that improve their forest governance, clarify tenurial arrangements and address illegality are more likely to achieve reduced deforestation and benefit from potential REDD investment than those that do not.

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