Mixed Effectiveness of REDD+ Subnational Initiatives after 10 Years of Interventions on the Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico
Edward A. Ellis,José Antonio Sierra-Huelsz,Gustavo Celestino Ortíz Ceballos,Citlalli López Binnqüist,Carlos Cerdan +4 more
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This article applied the before-after-controlintervention approach and quasi-experimental methods to evaluate the effectiveness of REDD+ interventions in reducing deforestation at municipal (meso) and community (micro) scales.Abstract:
Since 2010, the Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Degradation (REDD+) mechanism has been implemented in Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula, a biodiversity hotspot with persistent deforestation problems. We apply the before-after-control-intervention approach and quasi-experimental methods to evaluate the effectiveness of REDD+ interventions in reducing deforestation at municipal (meso) and community (micro) scales. Difference-in-differences regression and propensity score matching did not show an overall reduction in forest cover loss from REDD+ projects at both scales. However, Synthetic Control Method (SCM) analyses demonstrated mixed REDD+ effectiveness among intervened municipalities and communities. Funding agencies and number of REDD+ projects intervening in a municipality or community did not appear to affect REDD+ outcomes. However, cattle production and commercial agriculture land uses tended to impede REDD+ effectiveness. Cases of communities with important forestry enterprises exemplified reduced forest cover loss but not when cattle production was present. Communities and municipalities with negative REDD+ outcomes were notable along the southern region bordering Guatemala and Belize, a remote forest frontier fraught with illegal activities and socio-environmental conflicts. We hypothesize that strengthening community governance and organizational capacity results in REDD+ effectiveness. The observed successes and problems in intervened communities deserve closer examination for REDD+ future planning and development of strategies on the Yucatan Peninsula.read more
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Introduction: REDD+ enters its second decade
Arild Angelsen,Arild Angelsen,Christopher Martius,Christopher Martius,V. de Sy,Amy E. Duchelle,Anne M. Larson,T.T. Pham +7 more
TL;DR: In this article, the authors take stock of REDD+ progress, point to critical issues, and suggest how to move forward so that REDD and other, newer climate mitigation initiatives are effective, efficient and equitable.
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The Legitimacy of Environmental Governance Based on Consultation with Indigenous People: Insights from Mexico's REDD+ Readiness Process in the Yucatan Peninsula
TL;DR: In this article, the authors analyzed the consultation process organized within the REDD+ readiness phase in Mexico and found that despite the progress that Mexico's consultation protocol represents, it did not include an intra-community representation criterion; transparency, accountability and deliberation criteria were not completely reached in practice; there was discordance between official and local participants' understanding of consultation objectives; and no agreement or consent were sought from the participants.
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Enredando bosques y comunidades: territorialización de REDD+ en el ejido Felipe Carrillo Puerto, México
TL;DR: In this article, the discursive and relational effects of the pilot project REDD+ in domestic units both entitled and not entitled to land access in the common land Felipe Carrillo Puerto, Quintana Roo were analyzed.
Introduction: REDD+ enters its second decade
Arild Angelsen,Arild Angelsen,Christopher Martius,Christopher Martius,V. de Sy,Amy E. Duchelle,Anne M. Larson,T.T. Pham +7 more
TL;DR: In this article, the authors take stock of REDD+ progress, point to critical issues, and suggest how to move forward so that REDD and other, newer climate mitigation initiatives are effective, efficient and equitable.