Putting the Pieces Together for Good Governance of REDD+

The paper evaluates 32 REDD+ readiness proposals, finding that while there are strong commitments to stakeholder participation and cross-sectoral coordination, significant gaps remain in addressing land tenure, benefit sharing, and vertical coordination. It recommends that countries adopt more integrated approaches, improve the sequencing of readiness activities, and establish transparent domestic tracking systems to ensure governance commitments are implemented.

• Readiness proposals show the most strength in addressing stakeholder participation, non-carbon monitoring, and cross-sectoral coordination, specifically in identifying relevance, discussing challenges, and proposing next steps.
• There is a lack of specific design options or challenges addressed regarding revenue management systems, conflict resolution, and REDD+ benefit sharing, though most countries plan to address these as activities progress.
• Proposals frequently fail to identify specific next steps for establishing coordination mechanisms with local institutions or addressing land tenure challenges.
• Most readiness proposals have not explicitly considered the coherence of new REDD+ bodies with existing forest sector institutions or the vertical coordination of REDD+ programs.
• While proposals make general commitments to equitable and well-governed programs, these statements are often not yet translated into clear, actionable next steps.

APA

World Resources Institute (n.d.). Putting the Pieces Together for Good Governance of REDD+. https://www.wri.org/research/putting-pieces-together-good-governance-redd

Chicago

World Resources Institute. Putting the Pieces Together for Good Governance of REDD+. n.d. https://www.wri.org/research/putting-pieces-together-good-governance-redd.

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BibTeX

@techreport{worldresourcesinstitutendputting, author = {{World Resources Institute}}, title = {{Putting the Pieces Together for Good Governance of REDD+}}, institution = {World Resources Institute}, url = {https://www.wri.org/research/putting-pieces-together-good-governance-redd}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }