Год выпуска: 2013 Автор: Philippe Youssef Garduno Diaz Издательство: LAP Lambert Academic Publishing Страниц: 56 ISBN: 9783659441974
Описание
This study focuses on seven social safeguards relevant to REDD+. The existence of these social safeguards is examined in Mexico’s watershed management program in La Sierra Madre and La Costa of Chiapas. The watershed management program is another Payment for Ecosystem Services (PES) scheme similar to REDD+. Questionnaires and interviews were used to conduct primary research with participants of the watershed management program. Upon the examination of the collected data the safeguards were analyzed on their sufficiency for REDD+. It could be observed that some social safeguards are in place, however, none of them sufficiently for REDD+. In regards to implementation of REDD+ the most challenging social safeguard will be the concept of “free, prior and informed consent”. This holds true as long as REDD+ will be implemented nationally. If that will be the case the government would have to convince locals across the country to participate in REDD+, including those that already announced...
