The Elements of Benefit-sharing for REDD+ in Kenya: A Legal Perspective

Benefit-sharing is one of the most current and controversial topics within REDD+ policy debates at the national level. It encompasses a range of different issues, and the practical design of benefit-sharing mechanisms within both REDD+ projects and wider jurisdictional programmes is a complex task....

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Published in:Carbon & climate law review : CCLR 2016-03, Vol.9 (4), p.283-297
Main Authors: Chapman, Sophie, Maguire, Rowena, Doshi, Mona, Wanjiku Kago, Caroline, Kamunde-Aquino, Nelly, Kiguatha, Leah, Dooley, Elizabeth, Engbring, Gretchen
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Language:English
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Summary:Benefit-sharing is one of the most current and controversial topics within REDD+ policy debates at the national level. It encompasses a range of different issues, and the practical design of benefit-sharing mechanisms within both REDD+ projects and wider jurisdictional programmes is a complex task. A legal perspective of benefit-sharing offers an organising framework comprised of different “elements” which can be used to understand how existing laws apply to benefit-sharing and also to inform the structure of future benefit-sharing mechanisms. Kenya is currently reviewing its governance arrangements for REDD+, including how to manage existing project-level activities within a national programme. With a view to contributing to ongoing discussions regarding the governance of benefit-sharing under REDD+, this article considers how current Kenyan laws inform benefit-sharing arrangements for REDD+ and discusses issues that will require further attention moving forward.
ISSN:1864-9904
2190-8230