integrate REDD+ into a green economy transition - Unredd.net
integrate REDD+ into a green economy transition - Unredd.net
integrate REDD+ into a green economy transition - Unredd.net
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4 Challenges and<br />
opportunities of<br />
integrating <strong>REDD+</strong> within<br />
a <strong>green</strong> <strong>economy</strong><br />
<strong>transition</strong><br />
Having provided the rationale for <strong>REDD+</strong> to be part of the <strong>transition</strong> to a <strong>green</strong> <strong>economy</strong>, it<br />
is necessary to consider what countries can do to best achieve integration. Early efforts to<br />
link <strong>REDD+</strong> explicitly with a <strong>green</strong> <strong>economy</strong> are emerging, but it is premature to capture<br />
best practice in how <strong>REDD+</strong> can be <strong>integrate</strong>d in a <strong>green</strong> <strong>economy</strong> <strong>transition</strong>. It is likely,<br />
however, that countries will require a strong knowledge base of how forests contribute to<br />
the national <strong>economy</strong> and suite of tools for planning; political will to invest in <strong>REDD+</strong> and<br />
the <strong>green</strong> <strong>economy</strong> <strong>transition</strong>; an appropriate institutional framework; policy alignment and<br />
strong cross-sectoral coordination; and adequate finance (Table 2).<br />
The actions involved in building what might be considered ‘enabling conditions’ are not<br />
necessarily sequential; they also bring both challenges and opportunities. Efforts to meet<br />
these challenges should build on the infrastructure that exists in country. Progress can be<br />
made before all opportunities have been taken and, therefore, before an optimal enabling<br />
environment is in place.<br />
This section draws from experience relating to <strong>REDD+</strong>, the <strong>transition</strong> to a <strong>green</strong> <strong>economy</strong>,<br />
and other efforts to conserve and sustainably manage forests, to explore the integration of<br />
<strong>REDD+</strong> in a <strong>green</strong> <strong>economy</strong> <strong>transition</strong> through these challenges and opportunities. Over<br />
time, it will be necessary to review the extent to which these challenges and opportunities<br />
remain relevant and to share lessons on how countries are best able to overcome challenges<br />
and take up opportunities.<br />
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