This edited collection assesses governance in forestry programmes and
projects, including REDD+ governance. It examines political
representation, participation and decentralisation in forest governance,
providing insight as to how forest governance arrangements can be
responsive to the socio-economic interests of local people and
communities who live adjacent to and depend on forests.
Global Forest Governance and Climate Change argues that inclusive
complementary representation of local communities is required for strong
participatory processes and democratic decentralisation of forest
governance. Responsiveness to local people's socio-economic interests in
forestry initiatives require paying attention to not just the hosting of
participatory meetings and activities, but also to the full cast of
appointed, self-authorized, and elected representative agents that
stand, speak, and act for local people.
This book will be of interest to students and academics across the
fields of climate change governance, forestry, development studies, and
political economy. It will also be a useful resource for policy makers
and practitioners responsible for forestry and climate change
initiatives.