Potentials for ‘result-based payments’ in the forest sector under the Paris Agreement

The forest sector contributes to high emissions globally through the loss of historically accumulated carbon stocks, in particular through deforestation and forest degradation. At the international level, a mechanism has been developed to compensate developing countries for efforts to reduce emissions from deforestation, but also from forest degradation, to maintain and increase carbon stocks in forests or to manage forests sustainably (REDD+). As financing is often insufficient, transfer-based approaches, especially international carbon markets, are also being considered for financing REDD+ activities. The project investigates how and under what circumstances different forms of financing are suitable for transfer-based approaches. To this end, it is crucial to take into account the context of different countries and to examine what requirements for effective climate financing for REDD+ arise from these different backgrounds.