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The context of REDD+ in Myanmar: Drivers, agents and institutions [Burmese]

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Title The context of REDD+ in Myanmar: Drivers, agents and institutions [Burmese]
 
Creator Oo, T.N.
Hlaing, E.E.S.
Aye, Y.Y.
Chan, N.
Maung, N.L.
Phyoe, S.S.
Thu, P.
Pham Thu Thuy
Maharani, C.
Moeliono, M.
Gangga, A.
Dwisatrio, B.
Kyi, M.K.M.
San, S.M.
 
Subject development policies
national planning
 
Description The Republic of the Union of Myanmar is a forest resource-rich country, but is also facing serious deforestation and forest degradation problems. Currently, Myanmar's forest still covers more than 40% of the country's land area (Aung (2001) but 70% of its population live in rural areas, and the agricultural sector is the main contributor to the country's gross domestic product (GDP) (30%) (World Bank 2014). The country faces the all-too-common dilemma of how to develop its economy while at the same time curbing environmental degradation and contributing to carbon emissions reduction. In 2013, Myanmar adopted a REDD+ program and started its preparatory phase. Myanmar established and developed its National Forest Monitoring System (NFMS) and Reference Emission Levels (RELs) for REDD+ following the guidance and modalities set out by the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). Implementing REDD+ requires political commitment to address direct and indirect drivers of deforestation, an adequate funding mechanism that is based on a thorough analysis of all costs and benefits, a transparent and equitable benefit-sharing mechanism, and a participatory decision-making approach in which all stakeholders can take part in REDD+. The Global Comparative Study on REDD+, together with its country partners, is compiling profiles of 14 countries to better understand the socioeconomic contexts in which REDD+ policies and processes emerge.
 
Date 2021-01-30
2021-04-27T02:31:30Z
2021-04-27T02:31:30Z
 
Type Working Paper
 
Identifier Oo, T.N. Hlaing, E.E.S. Aye, Y.Y. Chan, N. Maung, N.L. Phyoe, S.S. Thu, P. Pham, T.T. Maharani, C. Moeliono, M. Gangga, A. Dwisatrio, B. Kyi, M.K.M. San, S.M. 2021. The context of REDD+ in Myanmar: Drivers, agents and institutions [Burmese]. CIFOR Occasional Paper No. 205. Bogor, Indonesia: Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR). https://doi.org/10.17528/cifor/007912
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/113532
https://www.cifor.org/library/7912
https://doi.org/10.17528/cifor/007912
 
Language other
 
Relation CIFOR Occasional Paper
 
Rights CC-BY-4.0
Open Access
 
Publisher Center for International Forestry Research