Seminar: "Tradable forest carbon emissions? The case of REDD+" by Esteve Corbera¿¿,

Seminar series on POLITICAL ECOLOGY OF BIODIVERSITY

Title: Tradable forest carbon emissions? The case of REDD+

Speaker: Esteve Corbera¿¿, ICTA-UAB

Date: Monday, April 8th 2019

Time: 15h

Room: Room Z/022

This talk will present and critically interpret one of the largest initiatives of global forest governance and an attempt to commodify emission reductions from deforestation: the so-called REDD+ framework under the UN Convention on Climate Change. The talk will briefly review the history and evolution of REDD+ (both conceptually and in operational terms) and present contrasting evidence of REDD+ pilot projects. A 20-min documentary will be used to guide a discussion towards the end of the lecture.