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This article explores the issues and concerns of grassroots stakeholders with regards to REDD+ policy and program development.
The lessons shared here are generated from REDD+ capacity development at grassroots level in South and Southeast Asia. Keeping in mind that the climate change and REDD+ are continuously evolving topics, the paper argues that sustained capacity development is needed alongside building skills to effectively communicate aspirations and concerns of grassroots communities to policymakers and thus help bridging a gap between them. At a macro level unclear land tenure, poor governance and conflicting land policies continue to pose challenges for designing and implementation of REDD+ and sharing potential benefits from it. To address some of these challenges, the paper argues that multi-pronged and multiscale sustained interventions are needed, supported by building partnerships, collaborations and synergies among stakeholders. Such a coordinated effort will ultimately contribute to future global climate regime and help in poverty reduction among forest dependent communities.
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