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Feigning Democracy: Performing Representation in the UN-REDD Funded Nigeria-REDD Programme [1]

educing Emissions from Deforestation and forest Degradation plus the sustainable management of forest and enhancement of carbon stocks (REDD+) is a global climate change mitigation initiative. The United Nations REDD Programme (UN-REDD) is training governments in developing countries, including Nigeria, to implement REDD+. To protect local people, UN-REDD has developed social safeguards including a commitment to strengthen local democracy to prevent an elite capture of REDD+ benefits. This study examines local participation and representation in the UN-REDD international policy board and in the national-level design process for the Nigeria-REDD proposal, to see if practices are congruent with the UN-REDD commitment to local democracy.

Original Source [2]

Publication Date: 
01/10/2017
Emmanuel O Nuesiri [3]
Conservation and Society [4]
15
4
384-399
Tags:
REDD [5], Governance [6], Nigeria [7], Forest Management [8], Africa [9], Public Participation [10], Climate Mitigation [11]
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[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/feature-article/feigning-democracy-performing-representation-un-redd-funded-nigeria-redd-programme
[2] http://www.conservationandsociety.org/article.asp?issn=0972-4923;year=2017;volume=15;issue=4;spage=384;epage=399;aulast=Nuesiri;type=0
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/emmanuel-o-nuesiri-0
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/journal/conservation-and-society
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/redd
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/governance
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/nigeria
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/forest-management
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/africa
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/public-participation
[11] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/climate-mitigation