To the extent REDD lacks Transparency, is the the extent to which it fails
“Honest Engagement”, a December 2008 briefing by London-based NGO
Global Witness, points out the central importance of transparency and
participation in REDD schemes. The briefing notes that “Almost all
previous attempts to reform the forest sector have failed when these
basic principles have been ignored in decision-making.”
Thanks to Redd Monitor for letting us know about this:
http://www.redd-monitor.org/2009/02/18/honest-engagement/
The stakes in REDD are high and the negotiations complex, making civil
society participation all the more critical. And events are moving so
fast that people who are directly affected are being left behind while
NGOs are scrambling to keep up. The UNFCCC process does not help. An
exclusive club of climate experts, it fails to foster genuine and
constructive NGO engagement, resorting all too often to closed
sessions.
The UNFCCC website, the world’s window on the process, is arguably the worst among environmental conventions. In the headlong rush to seal a REDD deal in Copenhagen in December 2009, no consideration is being paid to making the UNFCCC process more open, accessible, transparent and participatory. In neglecting this, negotiators and the Secretariat are putting REDD, indeed the whole climate negotiations, at risk.
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