Sustainable forest management and carbon in tropical Latin America: the case for REDD+

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dc.creatorNasi, Robert
dc.creatorPutz, F.E.
dc.creatorPacheco, P.
dc.creatorWunder, Sven
dc.creatorAnta, S.
dc.date2011
dc.date2012-06-04T09:15:04Z
dc.date2012-06-04T09:15:04Z
dc.date.accessioned2026-06-27T14:08:20Z
dc.descriptionIn this review paper, we assess the economical, governance, and technical conditions that shape forest management in tropical Latin America with particular regard to efforts to reduce forest-based carbon emissions. We provide a framework for discussions about ways to improve forest management that achieve environmental objectives while promoting local and national development and contributing to local livelihoods. We argue that many management practices that lead towards sustainability are only likely to be adopted where there is good governance backed by financial incentives for effective enforcement of management regulations. We propose some policy interventions designed to lower net greenhouse gas emissions by decreasing rates of forest degradation and increasing carbon stock recovery in logged-over or otherwise degraded forests. Implementation of REDD+ could provide critical compensation to forest users for improved management practices in the absence of, or in combination with other economic incentives.
dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/20676
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/75058
dc.languageen
dc.publisherMDPI
dc.rightsOpen Access
dc.sourceNasi, R., Putz, F E., Pacheco, P., Wunder, S., Anta, S. 2011. Sustainable forest management and carbon in tropical Latin America: the case for REDD+. Forests 2(1): 200-217. ISSN: 1999-4907. https://doi.org/10.3390/f2010200
dc.subjectsustainability
dc.subjectforest management
dc.subjectpolicies
dc.subjectredd-plus
dc.subjectcarbon
dc.titleSustainable forest management and carbon in tropical Latin America: the case for REDD+
dc.typeJournal Article

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