Chandrasekharan Behr, Diji2013-03-112013-03-112012-02https://hdl.handle.net/10986/12617This overview paper positions the question of benefit sharing in the context of REDD plus. It shares findings from a cursory review of a sample of Readiness Preparation Proposals (RPP) for REDD plus submitted to the Forest Carbon Partnership Facility (FCPF). It deconstructs the concept of benefit sharing. It also provides a summary of the main findings from three recent studies on benefit sharing that were financed by the Program on Forests (PROFOR). The PROFOR studies build on existing research. They also use primary and secondary data collected from a literature review, key informant interviews, structured surveys, and case studies. The studies: a) explore the substantive legal issues and procedural options for identifying legitimate and intended beneficiaries in situations where rights are unclear; b) provide information and tools to assist policy makers and development partners to design and develop nationally appropriate arrangements for transferring REDD plus benefits; and c) provide the local partners' perspective on benefit sharing and the process involved in determining benefits and establishing arrangements for sharing the benefits.en-USCC BY 3.0 IGOACCESS TO INFORMATIONACTION PLANAGRICULTUREAGROFORESTRYAUDITSAWARENESS RAISINGBEARBEARSBENEFIT SHARINGBENEFIT STREAMSCARBONCARBON CREDITSCARBON EMISSIONCARBON EMISSIONSCARBON FINANCECARBON MONITORINGCARBON SERVICESCARBON TRADINGCENTER FOR INTERNATIONAL FORESTRY RESEARCHCHANGING LAND USECLEAN DEVELOPMENT MECHANISMCLIMATECLIMATE CHANGECOMMUNITY FORESTCOMMUNITY FOREST MANAGEMENTCOMMUNITY FORESTRYCOMMUNITY LIVELIHOODSCOMPENSATIONCONCESSIONCONFLICT RESOLUTIONCONSERVATION ACTIVITIESCONSERVATION EFFORTCONSERVATION OF BIODIVERSITYCONSERVATION OF NATURECONSERVATION PROGRAMCONSERVATION PROJECTCONSERVATION SOCIETYCORRUPTIONCUSTOMARY LANDCUSTOMARY LAND TENURECUSTOMARY LAWDECISION MAKINGDEFORESTATIONDEGRADED FORESTSDOWNSTREAM COMMUNITIESDRIVERS OF DEFORESTATIONECONOMIC ACTIVITYECONOMIC ANALYSISECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTECONOMIC INSTRUMENTSECONOMIC VALUEECOSYSTEMECOSYSTEMSEMISSION REDUCTIONEMISSION REDUCTIONSEMISSIONSEMISSIONS FROM DEFORESTATIONEMISSIONS REDUCTIONENVIRONMENTALENVIRONMENTSEXTRACTIVE INDUSTRIESFARMSFAUNAFINANCIAL RESOURCESFORESTFOREST ACTIVITIESFOREST CARBONFOREST CARBON STOCKSFOREST CONSERVATIONFOREST COVERFOREST DEGRADATIONFOREST GOVERNANCEFOREST INSTITUTIONSFOREST LANDSFOREST LAWFOREST LAW ENFORCEMENTFOREST MANAGEMENT ACTIVITIESFOREST PARTNERSHIPFOREST POLICYFOREST PRODUCTFOREST PRODUCTSFOREST RESERVEFOREST RESOURCEFOREST RESOURCESFOREST RESOURCES ASSESSMENTFOREST SECTORFOREST STAKEHOLDERSFOREST USEFOREST USERSFORESTRYFORESTRY ACTIVITIESFORESTRY CARBONFORESTRY COMMISSIONFORESTRY COMPANIESFORESTRY LEGISLATIONFORESTRY PROJECTFORESTSFRAMEWORK CONVENTION ON CLIMATE CHANGEFRESH TRACKSINSTITUTIONAL CAPACITYINTERNATIONAL FORESTRY RESEARCHINTERNATIONAL LAWISLAMIC LAWISSUESJUSTICELAND OWNERSHIPLAND RIGHTSLAND TENURELAND TENURE SYSTEMSLAND USELAND-USELANDOWNERLAWSLEGAL POSITIONLEGISLATIONMARGINAL COSTMOUNTAINSNATIONAL FORESTRYNATIONAL PARKSNATIVE ECOSYSTEMSNATURAL FOREST RESOURCESNATURAL REGENERATIONNATURAL RESOURCENATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENTNATURAL RESOURCESNATURAL RESOURCES MANAGEMENTOPPORTUNITY COSTSOWNERSHIP LAWSPLANTPOLICY MAKERSPOLITICAL ECONOMYPPPRODUCTION COSTSPROPERTY RIGHTPROPERTY RIGHTSPUBLIC GOODREDUCING EMISSIONSREFORESTATIONREMOTE SENSING DATARESOURCE MANAGEMENTRURAL COMMUNITIESSOCIAL CHANGESSTEWARDSHIPSTREAMSSUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENTSUSTAINABLE FORESTSUSTAINABLE FOREST MANAGEMENTSUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENTSUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT OF FORESTSSUSTAINABLE RESOURCE USESUSTAINABLE USESUSTAINABLE USE OF WILDLIFETIMBERTRANSACTION COSTSTREETREE PLANTINGTREESTROPICAL FORESTSVILLAGESVULNERABLE FORESTWATERSHEDWILDLIFE CONSERVATIONWILDLIFE RESOURCESWILLWOODWorld Bank10.1596/12617