Controlling deforestation, which is responsible for about one-fifth of the world's greenhouse
gas emissions, has become a major tool in the battle against global warming. An important …

Global interest in and attention to forests have grown as concerns about global warming and
climate change have taken a heightened position in international policy debates. Forests …

This paper summarises the evidence for the assertions of REDD+ and how a successful
model evolved through the combination of an agrarian revolution early in the 20th century …

This paper seeks to analyze local perspectives in Peruvian Amazon forest communities
toward REDD and contrast those perspectives with current global and national REDD …

In this review paper, we assess the economical, governance, and technical conditions that
shape forest management in tropical Latin America with particular regard to efforts to reduce …

REDD+ is a potentially significant financial mechanism for shifting the incentives from
deforestation and land use change to forest conservation and sustainability. Even though …

This paper examines the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change mechanism
Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Degradation (REDD+), and its associated …

It is now well accepted that deforestation is a key source of greenhouse gas emissions and
of climate change, with forests representing major sinks for carbon. As a result, public and …

REDD is one of the latest additions to a series of incentive-based mechanisms for reducing
carbon emissions. Although international negotiations have not eliminated uncertainties …

Important transformations are underway in tropical landscapes in Latin America with
implications for economic development and climate change. Landscape transformation is …