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Stakeholder Participation in REDD+ Program: The Case of the Consultation Process in Laos

by
Soukphavanh Sawathvong
1,
Kimihiko Hyakumura
2,* and
Taiji Fujisaki
3
1
Department of Forestry, Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, Xiengyuen Village, Chanthaboury District, Vientiane P.O. Box 2932, Laos
2
Institute of Tropical Agriculture, Kyushu University, 744 Motooka, Nishi-ku, Fukuoka 819-0395, Japan
3
Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES), 2108-11 Kamiyamaguchi, Hayama, Kanagawa 240-0115, Japan
*
Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Land 2024, 13(8), 1137; https://doi.org/10.3390/land13081137
Submission received: 30 June 2024 / Revised: 20 July 2024 / Accepted: 22 July 2024 / Published: 25 July 2024
(This article belongs to the Section Land Socio-Economic and Political Issues)

Abstract

REDD+ aims to mitigate climate change by reducing deforestation and forest degradation in developing countries while ensuring social and environmental benefits through the involvement of diverse stakeholders. While several studies evaluate stakeholder participation in various aspects of REDD+, such as the level and type of stakeholder participation at both the project and national context level, there is a lack of research on how the government conducted the consultation meetings across all administrative levels. The objective of this study is to evaluate the participation of different stakeholders in REDD+ in Lao People’s Democratic Republic (Lao PDR), or Laos, funded by the World Bank, with a focus on analyzing government consultation processes to identify drivers of deforestation and forest degradation. The study applied both a literature review and online interviews, conducted with government officials and representatives of CSOs, which took place from March to April 2020. The results indicate significant involvement from cross-sectoral stakeholders. However, central government agencies and development partners dominated stakeholder participation, potentially influenced by government ownership. Non-state stakeholders, though invited to the consultations, had limited participation, highlighting the need for greater emphasis on their roles to ensure the integration of diverse interests and views in the REDD+ initiative.
Keywords: role of stakeholders; multi-stakeholders; top-down; developing country; consultation process; REDD+ program; Laos role of stakeholders; multi-stakeholders; top-down; developing country; consultation process; REDD+ program; Laos

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Sawathvong, S.; Hyakumura, K.; Fujisaki, T. Stakeholder Participation in REDD+ Program: The Case of the Consultation Process in Laos. Land 2024, 13, 1137. https://doi.org/10.3390/land13081137

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Sawathvong S, Hyakumura K, Fujisaki T. Stakeholder Participation in REDD+ Program: The Case of the Consultation Process in Laos. Land. 2024; 13(8):1137. https://doi.org/10.3390/land13081137

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Sawathvong, Soukphavanh, Kimihiko Hyakumura, and Taiji Fujisaki. 2024. "Stakeholder Participation in REDD+ Program: The Case of the Consultation Process in Laos" Land 13, no. 8: 1137. https://doi.org/10.3390/land13081137

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