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| Di Gregorio, Monica; University of Leeds, Sustainability Research Institute; m.digregorio@leeds.ac.uk; Brockhaus, Maria; Center for International Forestry Research; m.brockhaus@cgiar.org; Cronin, Tim; WWF Australia; timpcronin@hotmail.com; Muharrom, Efrian ; Center for International Forestry Research; e.muharrom@cgiar.org; Santoso, Levania; Center for International Forestry Research; l.santoso@cgiar.org; Mardiah, Sofi; Center for International Forestry Research; s.mardiah@cgiar.org. |
| Reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation (REDD+) is primarily a market-based mechanism for achieving the effective reduction of carbon emissions from forests. Increasingly, however, concerns are being raised about the implications of REDD+ for equity, including the importance of equity for achieving effective carbon emission reductions from forests. Equity is a multifaceted concept that is understood differently by different actors and at different scales, and public discourse helps determine which equity concerns reach the national policy agenda. Results from a comparative media analysis of REDD+ public discourse in four countries show that policy makers focus more on international than national equity concerns, and that they neglect... |
| Tipo: Peer-Reviewed Reports |
Palavras-chave: Comparative analysis; Discourse; Equity; Media analysis; Mitigation; REDD+. |
| Ano: 2013 |
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| Smith, Mark; Parkins, John R.. |
| The forest economy is in transition across Canada. Faced with high dollar values, increasing competition within the global market, high input costs for energy, labour and fibre, and growing expectations for environmental performance, the forest sector is undergoing significant economic transitions as companies across the country cut costs, close mills and shed jobs. This report contributes to our understanding of community response to mill closure with a detailed description of six case study communities during a period of forest industry mill closures. Three communities are in British Columbia (Mackenzie, Quesnel and Fort St. James) and three communities are in New Brunswick (Dalhousie, Nackawic and Mirimachi). Empirical information is derived from... |
| Tipo: Report |
Palavras-chave: Media analysis; Rural sociology; Community development; Rural development; Social change; Community/Rural/Urban Development; R52; R58; Q33. |
| Ano: 2011 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/98645 |
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