dc.contributor.author | HOEK, Niels Marijn | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2022-09-12T13:47:47Z | |
dc.date.available | 2022-09-12T13:47:47Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2022 | |
dc.identifier.citation | ELNI review, 2022, Vol. 22, pp. 10-17 | en |
dc.identifier.issn | 1618-2502 | |
dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/1814/74864 | |
dc.description.abstract | REDD+ is a legal instrument which aims to address emissions associated with deforestation and forest degradation in developing nations. Whilst REDD+ sets out to sequester carbon in a sustainable manner on paper, the framework has been subject to a wide range of critiques. This paper highlights the REDD+ regime from the perspective of biodiversity conservation, as it is often presumed that the framework comes with an automatic package of biodiversity co-benefits. Contrary to this statement, this paper finds that REDD+ breaches natural ecosystem values in key areas. The latter is a direct result of the inherent focus on forest ecosystems – which excludes other biodiverse habitat types such as peatlands or shrubs. Moreover, this paper finds a lacune within REDD+ with regard to rewilding policies. Additionally, pressing concerns are raised due to the wide State discretion and weak procedural obligations - which lead to the overstatement of biodiversity co-benefits of REDD+ projects. In turn, an amendment of the framework is required if monoculture plantations are to be permanently excluded under REDD+. A case study of the Juma Reserve in Brazil, and Central Kalimantan in Indonesia further highlight these complications. | en |
dc.format.mimetype | application/pdf | en |
dc.language.iso | en | en |
dc.publisher | Environmental Law Network International | en |
dc.relation.ispartof | ELNI review | en |
dc.rights | info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess | en |
dc.title | The framework of REDD+ through the lens of CBD natural ecosystem values | en |
dc.type | Article | en |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.46850/elni.2022.002 | |
dc.identifier.volume | 22 | en |
dc.identifier.startpage | 10 | en |
dc.identifier.endpage | 17 | en |