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Summary
I. Introduction
II. Literature Review
III. Hypothesis and Research Questions
IV. Methods
V. Results
VI. Conclusions
I. Introduction
REDD: creation of a broad set of policies that will
affect the entire set of rights and institutions of
local forest dependent communities.
REDD will bring changes in:
a) forest and land tenure rights
b) local representation
c) distributional equity
d) access to resources and the ability to benefit
REDD produces optimism and fears
Peru is participating in REDD.
III. Hypothesis
Representation and
consent
Participation
IV. Methods
Site selection criteria
Fieldwork: June 15th -August 15th 2012
Research procedures:
Structured and semi-structured interviews
Community members, project developer staff,
regional government officials, indigenous
leaders, researchers, practitioners. Total: 58
respondents.
Limitations:
V. Results (1)
Blgica
Why and how Consent given 2 times
do local
through meetings,
people end up
influenced by chief
engaging with
and advisers (2-3
REDD+?
meetings)
Benefits (HH &
What are
community)
peoples
Complementary
logic,
income
motives, and Material comfort, food
expectations
security and education
from REDD?
and health services
Climate goals are not
a motivation
Find information is
confusing
Inaccuracies in
understandings
No anti-REDD
Infierno
Consent given through
debate after several
meetings.
Land title
Economic benefits (HH &
community)
Complementary income
to sustain live in the city
Climate goals are not a
motivation
Feel they are not well
informed (mechanism and
activities)
Different positions
towards REDD
(supporters, opposers,
skeptics and people
forming opinion)
Infierno
Community Council +
Project Coordinator +
Control Committee (new
level of representation
from the ecotourism
project)
Assembly makes
decisions
Public reporting is
constant
Authorities are
accountable
General agreement is
that authorities mostly
respect what the
Assembly decides.
Elected authorities
(municipalities) not
representative / no
V. Results (3)
Blgica
Why and
Participation: reduced to
through what
people attending
mechanisms
meetings/workshops
do local
Feel that following new
people
rules for social order and
participate (or
forest use is a way to
not) in
participate.
preparatory
People do not engage in
activities?
the design of project
activities
No control over the
process (Asesorandes)
Tend not to assume
control even if they can
(AIDER)
Blgica does not
participate in Mesa REDD
Infierno
Constant coordination
between AIDER and
authorities
Low attendance to
meetings
Feel that project does
not allow for their
participation: Do no
benefit from project
activities / they have
not been properly
informed / people are
not convinced that
REDD will work.
Participated in Mesa
REDD through AIDER.
V. Results (4)
What rules and
institutions are
being created
or changed as
a result of
REDD activities
at the village
level?
Blgica
Infierno
Changes in land
allocation rules (not
only because of REDD)
10 hectares limit/clear
No new authority for
REDD has been
created, but the
Control Committee
(ecotourism) is
involved
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