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Spiders in the web: understanding the evolution of REDD+ in Southwest Ghana

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den Besten, Jan Willem, Arts, Bas, Behagel, Jelle·2019·Forests
DOI 10.3390/f10020117
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The implementation of the global programme on Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation in developing countries, and the role of Conservation, Sustainable Management of Forests and Enhancement of Forest Carbon Stocks (REDD+) is lacks a robust financial mechanism and is widely criticized for producing too little positive impact for climate, nature, and people. In many countries with tropical forests however, a variety of REDD+ projects continue to develop on the ground. This paper fills in some of the gaps in our understanding of the dynamic relation between global policymaking and implementation of REDD+ on the ground. Using the introduction of REDD+ in Southwest Ghana as an example, we apply a practice-based approach to analyze the different roles that local actors and global-local intermediaries played in the introduction of REDD+. Our results show a more balanced picture than polarized debates at the global levels suggest. The logic of practice explains how REDD+ was translated to the local situation. Global actors took a lead but depended on local actors to make REDD+ work. Together, they integrated elements of existing practices that helped REDD+ ‘land’ locally but also transformed REDD+ globally to resemble such local practices. REDD+ initiatives absorbed elements from established community-based conservation, forest restoration, and sustainable agro-forestry practices. The evolution of REDD+ in Ghana reflects global trends to integrate REDD+ with landscape approaches.

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  • The importance of including local livelihoods in the articulation of international forest policy has been taken up in public debates about policy instruments such as REDD+.

    “While the importance of including local livelihoods in the articulation of international forest policy has been taken up in public debates about policy instruments such as REDD+ (Agrawal and Angelsen, 2009;den Besten et al., 2019), such debates are less visible for supply chain governance.”

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  • Debates about including local livelihoods in international forest policy are less visible for supply chain governance.

    “While the importance of including local livelihoods in the articulation of international forest policy has been taken up in public debates about policy instruments such as REDD+ (Agrawal and Angelsen, 2009;den Besten et al., 2019), such debates are less visible for supply chain governance.”

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Authors
den Besten, J. W., Arts, B., & Behagel, J.
Affiliations
  • Forest and Nature Conservation Policy Group, Wageningen University and Research Centre (WUR), 6708 PB Wageningen, The Netherlands
  • Wageningen University & Research (NL)
ORCID
Venue
Forests
Publisher
MDPI AG
Published
2019-02-02
Volume
10
Issue
2
Pages
117
ISSN
1999-4907 (ISSN-L)
DOI
10.3390/f10020117
OpenAlex
W2912806706
Cited by
14
References
36
Citations by year
2025: 2 · 2024: 2 · 2023: 1 · 2022: 3 · 2021: 3 · 2020: 2 · 2019: 1
FWCI
1.16
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Licence
Locations
  • Forests (publishedVersion, cc-by)
  • Socio-Environmental Systems Modeling (acceptedVersion, cc-by)
  • DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals) (submittedVersion, cc-by-sa)
  • Data Archiving and Networked Services (DANS) (submittedVersion, cc-by)
Topics
  • Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Global and Planetary Change › Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management
  • Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Global and Planetary Change › Forest Management and Policy
  • Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Soil Science › Land Rights and Reforms
Keywords
REDD+, forest carbon finance, local actors, policy implementation, practice-oriented approach, community-based conservation, forest restoration, sustainable agroforestry, landscape approach, tropical forests

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