REDD: A Collection of Conflicts, Contradictions and Lies

This text introduces a collection of 24 REDD project summaries that demonstrate how such initiatives often undermine forest peoples' rights and fail to mitigate the climate crisis. The authors argue that offset projects are a distraction from the necessary steep emission reductions required, especially in industrialised countries.

• The publication examines 24 REDD projects or programmes that share structural characteristics which either fail to address deforestation or undermine the rights of forest peoples.
• The authors assert that REDD offset projects are unable to address the climate crisis because they do not reduce overall emissions, as reductions in one location are used to justify additional emissions in another.
• The authors argue that steep overall emission reductions, particularly in industrialised countries, are necessary, and that offsets serve as a distraction from this goal.

APA

Climate and Development Knowledge Network (2015). REDD: A Collection of Conflicts, Contradictions and Lies. https://cdkn.org/resource/redd-a-collection-of-conflicts-contradictions-and-lies

Chicago

Climate and Development Knowledge Network. REDD: A Collection of Conflicts, Contradictions and Lies. 2015. https://cdkn.org/resource/redd-a-collection-of-conflicts-contradictions-and-lies.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{climateanddevelopmentknowledgenetwork2015redd, author = {{Climate and Development Knowledge Network}}, title = {{REDD: A Collection of Conflicts, Contradictions and Lies}}, institution = {Climate and Development Knowledge Network}, year = {2015}, month = mar, url = {https://cdkn.org/resource/redd-a-collection-of-conflicts-contradictions-and-lies}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }