REDD+ in dryland forests: issues and prospects for pro-poor REDD in the miombo woodlands of southern Africa.

International exploration is underway for ways to achieve Reduced Emissions from Deforestation and forest Degradation, and enhanced forest carbon stocks, in developing countries (REDD+). Implementing REDD+ will involve providing sufficient incentives to land users and a supportive policy, legal and institutional environment. Community-based natural resources management (CBNRM) in the miombo ecoregion of east and southern Africa has been grappling with these issues for many years, with considerable success. The lessons from this experience provide a basis on which REDD+ in dry-land forests can build.

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