A Legal Perspective of Carbon Rights and Benefit Sharing under REDD+: A Conceptual Framework and Examples from Cambodia and Kenya
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Date
2015-01
Authors
Chapman, Sophie
Wilder, Martijn
Millar, Ilona
Dibley, Arjuna
Yeang, Donal
Heffernan, Joe
Sherchan, Kirtiman
Maguire, Rowena
Kago, Caroline Wanjiku
Kamunde-Aquino, Nelly
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CCLR
Abstract
This article discusses two key issues in REDD+ design and implementation at the national
level – carbon rights, and benefit sharing. Both carbon rights and benefit sharing can be understood
as new legal concepts (although they build on existing law), and as legal concepts
they offer a framework for addressing related areas of REDD+ policy. Many countries are
currently considering how to manage carbon rights and benefit sharing issues, including
Cambodia and Kenya. Both of these countries host existing forest carbon projects and are
also in the process of designing national REDD+ programmes. This article uses a conceptual
framework for carbon rights and benefit sharing derived from legal analysis to consider
the cases of both Cambodia and Kenya, and also includes a general discussion of the challenges
countries might encounter when considering how to manage carbon rights and benefit
sharing in the context of REDD+ implementation.
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A Research Article in the Legal Perspective of Carbon Rights and Benefit Sharing under REDD+
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Chapman, S., Wilder, M., Millar, I., Dibley, A., Yeang, D., Heffernan, J., ... & Kamunde-Aquino, N. (2015). A legal perspective of carbon rights and benefit sharing under REDD+: a conceptual framework and examples from Cambodia and Kenya. CCLR, 143.