Jon buckrell (oct 2010) redd and flegt complementary or competition
1. REDD and FLEGT Complementary or
Competition?
Jon Buckrell
Chatham House
International TTF Day
Geneva, 6-8 October 2010
2. Overview
• Context
• What is FLEGT?
• What is REDD?
• What is REDD+?
• Complementary?
• Competition?
• Conclusions
3. Context: Deforestation and Forest Degradation
• Illegal logging is widespread
• Illegal logging may destroy
the environment
• Forest degradation may
lead to deforestation
• Illegal logging may destroy
the livelihoods of forest
dependent peoples
• Illegal logging may lead to
conflict
• Legal logging may do all of
these things
4. What is FLEGT?
• Forest
• Law
• Enforcement
• Governance
• and
• Trade
5. What is REDD?
• Reducing
• Emissions
• from
• Deforestation
• and
• Forest Degradation
• (in developing countries)
6. What is REDD+?
• Conservation
• Sustainable management of forests
• Enhancement of carbon stocks