Leventon, J, Kalaba, FK, Dyer, JC et al. (2 more authors) (2014) Delivering community benefits through REDD +: Lessons from Joint Forest Management in Zambia. Forest Policy and Economics, 44. 10 - 17. ISSN 1389-9341
Abstract
In implementing reducing emissions from deforestation and degradation (REDD), significant attention is being paid to ensuring that communities stand to benefit. Safeguards to protect local people's rights and interests have been formulated in response concerns over the potential negative impact on communities of forest preservation. To fulfil safeguards, many sub-Saharan African countries are looking to community-based natural resource management (CBNRM). Current critiques of CBNRM projects outline the importance of project design and policy context in shaping whether or not communities actually stand to benefit. This paper explores these aspects in a case study of Joint Forest Management (JFM) in Zambia, and examines the role of Zambia's REDD preparedness programme in shaping them. The case study was evaluated using stakeholder and policy document analyses, informed by interviews, and tied into the broader forest governance network. The findings highlight the way in which the politics and policies of forest governance in Zambia shape the on-the-ground JFM project and influence community benefits. In the case studied, even with careful local-level project design, JFM would be hindered in its delivery of REDD safeguards. Therefore, for REDD to deliver community safeguards, it must be considered as a broader process of political and governance change.
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2014 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved. NOTICE: this is the author’s version of a work that was accepted for publication in Forest Policy and Economics. Changes resulting from the publishing process, such as peer review, editing, corrections, structural formatting, and other quality control mechanisms may not be reflected in this document. Changes may have been made to this work since it was submitted for publication. A definitive version was subsequently published in Forest Policy and Economics, 44, (2014) DOI 10.1016/j.forpol.2014.03.005 |
Keywords: | Community-based natural resource management (CBNRM); Climate change; Safeguards; Mitigation; Adaptation; Katanino |
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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) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Publications |
Date Deposited: | 15 Aug 2014 10:04 |
Last Modified: | 16 Jan 2018 00:24 |
Published Version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.forpol.2014.03.005 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Elsevier |
Identification Number: | 10.1016/j.forpol.2014.03.005 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:79821 |