Title
Local community perspectives on REDD+ benefi t sharing: a case study from a REDD+ demonstration project in Cambodia
Author(s)
Yeang, D.;Chhun, D.;Nguon, P.
Published
2015
Publisher
Cambodian Journal of Natural History
Abstract
REDD+ offers potential financial incentives to reduce emissions from deforestation and forest degradation in developing countries. How these financial incentives should be distributed among stakeholders, especially at local levels, has recently been discussed broadly at an international and national level. However, few studies have examined how local communities at a REDD+ demonstration site propose that financial benefits from REDD+ should be distributed. Based on qualitative methods conducted at one such site in Cambodia, Seima Protection Forest, this study found that REDD+ benefit-sharing had yet to be comprehensively discussed. Local communities have, however, proposed that revenue from REDD+ should be used to support forest protection through patrols and community meetings to raise awareness in the area. Remaining REDD+ revenues should be used for infrastructure development (e.g. health care centres, schools and roads) and literacy training in local communities. Finally, livelihood improvement projects for local communities, such as development of agricultural techniques, ecotourism and livestock-raising, have yet to be considered. In conclusion, local communities in Seima Protection Forest expect revenues from REDD+ to support their forest protection eff orts and contribute to enhancing their livelihoods.

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