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Asia-Pacific Network for Global Change Research

Asia-Pacific Network for Global Change Research

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Project • EBLU2010-02NMY(R)-Takeuchi, EBLU2011-01CMY(R)-Takeuchi, EBLU2012-01CMY(R)-Takeuchi

Critical analysis of effectiveness of REDD+ for forest communities and shifting cultivation based on lessons learnt from conservation efforts in Laos and Thailand

The research assessed the potential social and economic impacts of REDD+ on local and indigenous forest communities. It analyzed the unintended effects of policy-driven land use change under the name of forest conservation, focusing on areas where land rights are uncertain or state-owned. Lessons from forest conservation policies studied by the UNU project on Sustainable Land Management in mountainous region of mainland Southeast Asia (SLM-MMSEA) were also drawn.