The REDD-net group in Latin America is coordinated by CATIE (Tropical Agricultural Research and Higher Education Center). REDD-net has been building important alliances with different leading REDD+ actors, such as government institutions, the private sector, key stakeholders and indigenous territories. It has collaborated in building partnerships between NGOs such as GTZ, FUNDECOR, the Ford Foundation, IUCN, and research academies including Postdam University, the University of Freiburg, the University of Oxford, UNAMAZ and EARTH University.

In May 2010 REDD-net coordinated an international workshop on forestry and carbon governance in the context of REDD+, examining the research, education and capacity building agenda. The project, in collaboration with FONAFIFO, also included several workshops with indigenous territories, helping to explain the objectives, justification, and impacts expected from REDD+, whilst also gathering insights into their perspectives on the concept of REDD+.

This page contains materials linked to some of the activities that have been going on in the region and provides links to further information.

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Equity in the Costa Rican PES scheme: lessons for distributional and procedural justice in REDD+

International debates on REDD+ have increasingly considered the need to ensure good governance in the design and implementation of REDD+ in developing countries. As part of this discussion, equity in process (procedural equity) and in the outcomes of REDD+ (distributional equity) have also gained increasing attention. This paper looks at equity issues under the Costa Rican PES scheme as it has evolved, and particularly as it continues to evolve to be the primary mechanism used to acheive REDD+ in Costa Rica. It is available in english or spanish.

The importance of forests for the development of Indigenous Peoples in Costa Rica: Will REDD+ be a help or hindrance?

Forest resources have an important role in the development of many of Costa Rica's Indigenous territories. Focussing on the territory of the Cabecar-Tayni, this case study discusses how forest resources are currently used and how REDD+ could contribute to development in these communities. (Click here for

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Indigenous participation in REDD+: the case of Matses, Peru

Indigenous participation in REDD+ at the policy and project level has been acknolwedged internationally as being essential, yet experiences from REDD+ countries demonstrate how difficult this is to do in practice. This case study examines the case of the Matses in Peru drawing out recommendations to improve indigenous capacity and engagement in REDD+ processes and projects in Peru and ...

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CATIE

Raffaele Vignola (Regional Co-ordinator)

7170 Cartago, Turrialba 30501
Costa Rica
Sede Central

Tel: + 506 2558 2000

rvignola@catie.ac.cr