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Monetary incentives to avoid deforestation under the Reducing emissions from deforestation and degradation (REDD)+ climate change mitigation scheme in Tanzania
Springerlink, 2014The paper estimates and compares the level of Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Degradation (REDD+) payments required to compensate for the opportunity costs (OCs) of stopping the conversion of montane forest and miombo woodlands into cropland in two agro-ecological zones in Morogoro Region in Tanzania. Data collected from 250 households were used for OC estimation.DocumentAddressing land degradation: benefits, costs, and policy directions
Philippine Journal of Development, 2010Land degradation in the Philippines is a serious environmental problem with long-term implications for the sustainability of agricultural production. Protection of the resource base has thus become a policy priority, whether in terms of improving crop management in the lowlands or more urgently, arresting soil erosion in the uplands.DocumentProtocol: effects of payment for environmental services and decentralized forest management on deforestation and poverty in low- and middle-income countries: a systematic review
The Campbell Collaboration, 2014Natural forest preservation in the tropics, and thus in developing countries, must be an element of any effective effort to manage climate change. Forests serve as natural carbon sinks, which help to mitigate the effect of other carbon emissions. However, forest cover is being reduced and it is estimated that deforestation is responsible for 10-17 per cent of global carbon emissions.DocumentEffects of decentralized forest management (DFM) on deforestation and poverty in low and middle income countries: a systematic review
The Campbell Collaboration, 2014Natural forest preservation in the tropics, and thus in developing countries, must be an element of any effective effort to manage climate change. Forests serve as natural carbon sinks, which help to mitigate the effect of other carbon emissions. However, forest cover is being reduced and it is estimated that deforestation is responsible for 10-17 per cent of global carbon emissions.DocumentEnvironmental and socioeconomic impacts of Mexico's payments for ecosystem services program
International Initiative for Impact Evaluation, 2014This document summarizes current findings from an evaluation of Mexico’s National Payments for Hydrological Services from 2003-2010. Th evaluation seeks to understand the environmental and socioeconomic impacts of the program, with the goal of extracting lessons learned and identifying room for possible future improvement.DocumentIllegal timber trade and REDD+ Interface in Eastern Africa: A Pilot
Noragric, Department of International Environment and Development Studies, Norwegian University of Life Sciences, 2015This report is a desk appraisal of the following programme proposal: “Illegal Timber Trade and REDD+ Interface in Eastern Africa: A pilot” (hereafter ‘ITT-REDD’). The programme’s objective is to enhance national and regional capacity to combat the illegal timber and charcoal trade in East Africa.DocumentClimate change: effective ways of cutting greenhouse gas emissions
International Initiative for Impact Evaluation, 2009There are few rigorous impact evaluations of climate change interventions. But some examples in the field of conservation stand out. A number of recent studies evaluate the impact of protected areas, payment for environmental services and decentralized forest management. Climate change interventions have much to learn from experiences in such fields.DocumentCommonwealth of Dominica Second National Communication on Climate Change
UNFCCC National Communications (Non-Annex I), 2012This Second National Communication (SNC) on Climate Change is in compliance with Dominica’s obligation to the UNFCCC. Chapter 1 sets the National Circumstances, and in particular the aspects of development policies related to the major components of climate change process.DocumentFirst national communication to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change
UNFCCC National Communications (Non-Annex I), 2001This Initial Communication was prepared in fulfillment of Grenada’s commitments under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC).DocumentFirst National Communication to the Conference of the Parties of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change
UNFCCC National Communications (Non-Annex I), 2009In accordance with the Convention, Belize chose the year 1994 for its first National Inventory of Sources and Sinks of Greenhouse Gases. The results of the Inventory reveal that Belize is a net sink for greenhouse gases. Yet, it is obvious that Belize is extremely vulnerable to adverse impacts of climate change.Pages