Determining best options for REDD+ benefit sharing plans
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Many REDD+ programs are approaching the payment phase after over a decade of preparation. Yet there are still lingering questions about benefit sharing. How should REDD+ initiatives balance efficiency and equity? Should payments be conditional? How is this balance affected by political and legal institutions? This paper analyzes case studies from Chile, Ghana, Nepal, and Viet Nam to answer these questions. First, the paper considers trade-offs between efficiency and equity. An efficiency-focused benefit-sharing plan (BSP) might favor compensating those with the highest emissions reduction potential, while an equity-focused BSP would rather favor the most vulnerable groups. We analyze this tension through the modalities of benefit sharing from the four case studies, highlighting their contextual differences. Second, the paper analyzes conditional versus unconditional payments. While REDD+ is based on the idea of payment when an actor has accomplished an action, our case studies reveal the role of unconditional payments. The difference affects equity and efficiency, allowing us to apply some lessons from the first section. We conclude with key understandings of REDD+ BSP options and arrangements.
Keywords: Deforestation and forest degradation, Sustainable forest management, Adaptive and integrated management, Governance, Climate change
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