Conclusions and Follow-up

As the conference concluded, several action steps were identified. As summarized by the Closing Session Chair, they are as follows: Revise the “Foundations for Effectiveness” document (previous version here) based on the conference inputs and circulate it to conference participants. Begin the process of creating an independent civil society advisory and auditing group to advise, [...]

Session 9: Approaches and mechanisms to ensure equitable and effective implementation

William Sunderlin, Senior Researcher, RRI William’s presentation covered several critiques of REDD that he, Arild Angelsen and Timmons Roberts have developed. The critiques focused on the effectiveness (reductions in greenhouse gases), efficiency (the costs versus benefits) and equity (who benefits and who is negatively affected) of implementing REDD programs. If REDD does not take rights [...]