Pham, TT, Di Gregorio, M orcid.org/0000-0003-2545-217X and Brockhaus, M (2017) REDD+ politics in the media: A case study from Vietnam. International Forestry Review, 19 (S1). pp. 69-80. ISSN 1465-5489
Abstract
Reducing emissions from deforestation and degradation (REDD+) is an international effort to create financial value for the carbon stored in forests, offering incentives for developing countries to reduce emissions from land uses. Vietnam is engaged in the international REDD+ debate and is a partner to numerous multi- and bilateral agreements. Different actors have diverse interests in the REDD+ agenda, and in Vietnam, even though an authoritarian state, different views exist on what REDD+ should achieve. Through the analysis of media articles this study intends to understand how public debates on REDD+ are framed in the Vietnamese policy domain and how actors use the media to promote their interests. Reporting about a diversity of actors and interests, in particular related to expressions of equity concerns in media frames could reflect a growing inclusive political space. Our findings show that while state actors dominate REDD+ media frames, some limited space is present for non-state actors' interests, but equity issue discussed still reflect predominantly state mediated concerns. However, caution is still required due to the limitations these findings come with.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | This is an open access article under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License CC-BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) |
Keywords: | Media analysis; PES; REDD+; Vietnam; policy analysis; discourse |
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Institution: | The University of Leeds |
Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Environment (Leeds) > School of Earth and Environment (Leeds) > Sustainability Research Institute (SRI) (Leeds) |
Funding Information: | Funder Grant number CIFOR Center for Int. Forestry Res No External Ref |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Publications |
Date Deposited: | 19 Jun 2017 10:54 |
Last Modified: | 25 Jan 2019 20:01 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Commonwealth Forestry Association |
Identification Number: | 10.1505/146554817822407466 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:117884 |