Legal options for REDD

REDD (Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Degradation) may have severe implications for indigenous peoples and local communities whose livelihoods depend on forests. It is crucial that REDD funds are not purely focused on reducing emissions but also contribute to the improvement of forest governance. Read the new briefing note on REDD from FIELD.
The note provides summary highlights of recent FIELD analysis, such as the need for a national participatory process for REDD implementation and the option of incorporating a set of principles and a complaints mechanism in a future REDD agreement to safeguard the rights of forest dependent communities.
Updated: Dec 4, 2008