PROFOR

Making Benefit Sharing Arrangements Work for Forest-Dependent Communities

The idea of paying tropical countries to reduce their emissions from deforestation and forest degradation to combat global climate change, known as REDD+, will only take off and maintain its momentum if forest-dependent communities subscribe to the initiative's motivation and objectives. This is where a well-designed benefit sharing mechanism will make a difference. A country's benefit sharing mechanism will determine who is involved in REDD+ and the ways in which benefits are shared. PROFOR's newly published four-part volume provides insights for REDD+ initiatives gathered from experts and nine benefit sharing case studies.