The credibility of carbon offset mechanisms is threatened by many issues related to their true
effectiveness. We advocate that these issues cannot be effectively addressed without a …

We develop a theory of change for payments for environmental services (PES) to review
their imminent strengths and weaknesses in light of a growing body of impact evaluation …

The Agriculture, Forestry and Other Land Use (AFOLU) sector encompasses managed
ecosystems and offers significant mitigation opportunities while delivering food, wood and …

Reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation (REDD+) projects aim to
contribute to climate change mitigation by protecting and enhancing carbon stocks in …

Reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation (REDD+) has gained
international attention over the past decade, as manifested in both United Nations policy …

The Amazon biome, spanning nine countries, has one of the highest rates of deforestation
worldwide. This deforestation contributes to biodiversity loss, climate change, the spread of …

After tentative efforts during the 1990s, the past two decades have seen a rapid increase in
the number of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions mitigation policies, initially in a few …

Increases in global mean surface temperature are projected to result in continued
permafrost degradation and coastal degradation (high confidence), increased wildfire …

Forest restoration has been proposed as a scalable nature-based solution to achieve global
environmental and socio-economic outcomes and is central to many policy initiatives, such …

As an important initiative of climate action, REDD+ has been increasingly discussed in
global policy arena. But delay in wider scale yet full-fledged implementation and its poor …