REDD+ policy strategy in Cameroon: Actors, institutions and governance
| Autor: | Olufunso A. Somorin, Denis J. Sonwa, A.M. Tiani, Bas Arts, Ingrid J. Visseren-Hamakers |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2014 |
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Civil society
media_common.quotation_subject Geography Planning and Development WASS adaptation Management Monitoring Policy and Law Public administration Forest and Nature Conservation Policy Political science Reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation land-use deforestation Bos- en Natuurbeleid Legitimacy media_common degradation Government business.industry Corporate governance Environmental resource management emissions environmental governance Private sector Deliberation Environmental governance climate-change congo basin forests business |
| Zdroj: | Environmental Science & Policy, 35, 87-97 Environmental Science & Policy 35 (2014) |
| ISSN: | 1462-9011 |
| Popis: | Reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation (REDD+) is receiving increasing political and scientific attention as a climate change mitigation approach. The government of Cameroon has expressed an interest in participating in REDD+, and national deliberation on a policy strategy has attracted interest from different actors in the forest sector. This paper analyses the challenges of designing a governance structure for a REDD+ strategy in Cameroon. Theoretically, the paper builds on the literature on governance structures for resource management, focusing analytically on the interactions between actor constellations (state and non-state) and institutions (formal and informal) to produce policy outcomes. The paper draws on documentation of REDD+ policy events, policy texts and 23 in-depth interviews with members from government, civil society, research organizations, development partners and the private sector. It argues that although the actors involved in REDD+ are, to an extent, polarized around different issues and priorities, they are nonetheless increasingly distributing roles and responsibilities among themselves. The institutional arrangements within the policy process include: (1) rule-making systems for engagement; (2) expanding existing coordination mechanisms; (3) national safeguard standards; and (4) building on existing forest governance initiatives. The paper concludes that the multiple benefits promised by REDD+, such as poverty alleviation, biodiversity conservation and economic development, are critical for the legitimacy of the mechanism. |
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