Putting REDD+ environmental safeguards into practice: recommendations for effective and country-specific implementation

This research paper examines the implementation of REDD+ environmental safeguards at the national level, specifically focusing on biodiversity and natural forests. It highlights that while the 2013 Warsaw Framework links results-based payments to the provision of safeguard information, the broad discretion given to countries may undermine effectiveness. The paper suggests using systematic gap analyses of national laws and policies to improve implementation.

• The 2013 Warsaw Framework for REDD+ established that providing information on the consideration of safeguards is a prerequisite for countries to receive results-based payments.
• While REDD+ safeguards provide general guidance, the high level of discretion granted to individual countries regarding their implementation raises concerns about the overall effectiveness of these safeguards.
• The research proposes that a systematic gap analysis of existing regulations, laws, and policies can assist countries in identifying the best methods to respect and address environmental safeguards in practice.

APA

Stockholm Environment Institute (2015). Putting REDD+ environmental safeguards into practice: recommendations for effective and country-specific implementation. https://www.sei.org/publications/putting-redd-environmental-safeguards-into-practice-recommendations-for-effective-and-country-specific-implementation/

Chicago

Stockholm Environment Institute. Putting REDD+ environmental safeguards into practice: recommendations for effective and country-specific implementation. 2015. https://www.sei.org/publications/putting-redd-environmental-safeguards-into-practice-recommendations-for-effective-and-country-specific-implementation/.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{stockholmenvironmentinstitute2015putting, author = {{Stockholm Environment Institute}}, title = {{Putting REDD+ environmental safeguards into practice: recommendations for effective and country-specific implementation}}, institution = {Stockholm Environment Institute}, year = {2015}, month = oct, url = {https://www.sei.org/publications/putting-redd-environmental-safeguards-into-practice-recommendations-for-effective-and-country-specific-implementation/}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }