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|Component=Agricultural economy and forestry | |Component=Agricultural economy and forestry | ||
|Description=The | |Description=The objective of REDD policies it to reduce land-use related emissions by protecting existing forests in the world; The implementation of REDD includes also costs of policies. | ||
|Reference=Overmars et al., 2012; | |Reference=Overmars et al., 2012; | ||
|ClimateThemeItem=Climate mitigation (Climate) | |ClimateThemeItem=Climate mitigation (Climate) | ||
Revision as of 10:26, 4 April 2014
| Description: | The objective of REDD policies it to reduce land-use related emissions by protecting existing forests in the world; The implementation of REDD includes also costs of policies. |
| Reference: | Overmars et al., 2012; |
| Is implemented in: | Agricultural economy and forestry |
| Associated theme items: | Climate mitigation (Climate) |
Associated policy response component
Component: Land and biodiversity policies
Page: Land and biodiversity policies/Land-use regulation
Effects of this policy intervention on components
Component: Agricultural economy and forestry
Effect : Increases the cost for land expansion in certain regions, favouring the use of other external inputs to increase production.
Component: Emissions
Effect : Less emissions due to deforestation and land-use change
Component: Natural vegetation and carbon cycle
Effect : REDD measures can substantially reduce the pressure on forests. This increases the extent of natural forests,
and the net CO2 uptake and C pools of forests.