Evaluating Safeguards in a Conservation Incentive Program Participation, Consent, and Benefit Sharing in Indigenous Communities of the Ecuadorian Amazon

• Published in: Ecology and society Vol. 18; no. 4; pp. 39 - 54
• Main Authors: Krause, Torsten, Collen, Wain, Nicholas, Kimberly A.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Ottawa Resilience Alliance 01.01.2013
• Subjects: Annan samhällsvetenskap; benefit distribution; Benefits; Biodiversity conservation; Communities; Conservation; Conservation movement; Conservation programs; Deforestation; Ecuador; Ecuadorians; Emissions control; Environment; Environmental conservation; Forest conservation; Forest ecosystems; forest governance; Informed consent; Investment plans; Native peoples; Other Social Sciences; Payment for Ecosystem Services; Programa Socio Bosque; Protected areas; REDD; REDD program; safeguards; Samhällsvetenskap; Social Sciences; Social Sciences Interdisciplinary; Tvärvetenskapliga studier inom samhällsvetenskap; United Nations; Ecuador; South America, Amazon R

Critics suggest that Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and forest Degradation (REDD+) may not generate improvements in well-being for participating stakeholders, and may in fact undermine indigenous rights. To ensure positive social benefits from REDD+ projects, the United Nations REDD Programme...