Garanties et avantages multiples dans un mécanisme du REDD+

The document analyzes the role of safeguards in REDD+ to prevent negative social and environmental impacts while maximizing 'multiple benefits' such as poverty reduction and biodiversity conservation. It evaluates various international standards (e.g., UN-REDD, World Bank SESA, FSC) and argues that no single standard covers all Cancun Agreement criteria. The paper explores the technical and financial challenges of establishing national and international information-sharing systems for safeguards, noting that costs for readiness phase monitoring vary from 35,000 USD in Costa Rica to 600,000 USD in the DRC. It concludes that effective safeguards require broad stakeholder participation, transparency, and a balance between international guidelines and national sovereignty.

• The primary goal of REDD+ is greenhouse gas emission reduction, but a well-designed mechanism should produce 'multiple benefits' including poverty alleviation, protection of indigenous rights, improved community livelihoods, technology transfer, sustainable forest resource use, and biodiversity conservation.
• Safeguards are defined as policies and measures to manage direct and indirect impacts of REDD+ on communities and ecosystems. While safeguards are linked to the 'do no harm' principle, multiple benefits represent gains beyond the status quo.
• An analysis of various standards—including UN-REDD Principles and Criteria, World Bank SESA, REDD+ SES, and FSC—reveals that no single set of standards fully covers all the criteria specified in the Cancun Agreements' safeguards section.
• The implementation of safeguards faces several risks, including the conversion of natural forests into plantations, loss of traditional territories leading to community displacement, erosion of land rights, and the capture of benefits by elites.
• Establishing information-sharing systems for safeguards requires balancing international minimum standards with national sovereignty, as excessive flexibility may hinder the comparison and verification of reports by third parties.
• Budgetary data from 22 Readiness Preparation Proposals (R-PPs) submitted to the FCPF show that costs for establishing safeguard and benefit monitoring systems over three years range from 35,000 USD in Costa Rica to 600,000 USD in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, with an average of approximately 225,000 USD.
• Effective realization of multiple benefits depends on equitable benefit-sharing mechanisms, clear land and carbon property rights, and the active participation of local communities, indigenous peoples, and the private sector.

APA

Murphy, D. (2011). Garanties et avantages multiples dans un mécanisme du REDD+. International Institute for Sustainable Development. https://www.iisd.org/system/files/publications/redd_safeguards_fr.pdf

Chicago

Murphy, Deborah. Garanties et avantages multiples dans un mécanisme du REDD+. International Institute for Sustainable Development, 2011. https://www.iisd.org/system/files/publications/redd_safeguards_fr.pdf.

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BibTeX

@techreport{murphy2011garanties, author = {Murphy, Deborah}, title = {{Garanties et avantages multiples dans un mécanisme du REDD+}}, institution = {International Institute for Sustainable Development}, year = {2011}, month = may, url = {https://www.iisd.org/system/files/publications/redd_safeguards_fr.pdf}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }