A Critical Review on the Major Conceptual Strands/debates on the Reduced Emission from Deforestation and Forest Degradation (REDD+) and Improved Social Livelihoods
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2016-03-11
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Macrothink Institute
Abstract
The problem of climate change has attracted different approaches on how best to tackle it.
Equally, at the level of theorization and conceptualization, it has attracted a fierce debate on
how to interpret, analyze, and suggest the best approach which seems to improve the social
livelihoods of the main actors who directly depends on forest resources. This paper intends
albeit in a brief manner to synthesis various theoretical and conceptual issues which explicitly
or implicitly inform REDD+ as a new sustainable intervention in conserving forest and
improving people’s social livelihoods. At the same time, each approach is critically analyzed
to see its strength and weakness in addressing the key issue of improving social livelihood
taking into account power dynamics. And lastly, it points out the conceptual framework
which at least illuminates the manner in which to apprehend the power dynamics and agency
play out in REDD+ interventions.
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REDD+, Power, Agency, Social livelihood, Political ecology
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Mukono, D. and Sambaiga, R.F., 2016. A Critical Review on the Major Conceptual Strands/debates on the Reduced Emission from Deforestation and Forest Degradation (REDD+) and Improved Social Livelihoods. Environmental Management and Sustainable Development, 5(1), pp.140-157.