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Key messages National and subnational policies contribute to forest conservation, but their effectiveness is low on average, especially in the…

Authors: Börner, J.; West, T.A.P.; Blackman, A.; Miteva, D.A.; Sims, K.R.E.; Wunder, S.

Key messages Only a few studies assess the impacts of local REDD+ initiatives on forests, due to the financial, methodological,…

Authors: Simonet, G.; Bos, A.B.; Duchelle, A.E.; Resosudarmo, I.A.P.; Subervie, J.; Wunder, S.

Key messages In a study of subnational jurisdictions across 12 countries, which together contain 28% of the world’s tropical forests,…

Authors: Stickler, C.; Duchelle, A.E.; Nepstad, D.; Ardila, J.P.

Key messages There are three approaches to private sector commitments on zero deforestation: individual company or group-level adoption of voluntary…

Authors: Pacheco, P.; Bakhtary, H.; Camargo, M.; Donofrio, S.; Drigo, I.; Mithöfer, D.

Key messages Initiatives that aim to restore degraded forests and landscapes share many goals with REDD+. However, few restoration projects…

Authors: Verchot, L.V.; de Sy, V.; Romijn, E.; Herold, M.; Coppus, R.

Key messages A REDD+ theory of change is expected to outline pathways using conditional incentives to achieve reduced emissions. But…

Authors: Martius, C.; Angelsen, A.; Larson, A.M.; Pham, T.T.; Sonwa, D.J.; Belcher, B.

Key messages Results-based payment (RBP), the main innovation brought by REDD+, has also been the most challenging to implement. Three…

Authors: Angelsen, A.; Hermansen, E.A.T.; Rajão, R.; van der Hoff, R.