Beschreibung:
The core idea of REDD reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradationis to reward individuals, communities, projects and countries that reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from forests. Adopted under the UNFCCC (United Nations Framework Convention for Climate Change), the mechanism aims to compensate tropical countries for the carbon benefits that their standing forests ('avoided emissions' + 'carbon stocks') contribute to mitigating climate change. The objective of the analysis contained in this working paper is to characterise the nature of the discourse related to REDD+ in the Brazilian press from 2005 to 2009, identifying the principal actors who led this debate in the media as well as their positionsas either advocates or adversaries of a particular view on REDD+ as these positions evolved during this period. Such an analysis contributes to the broader goal of the CIFOR project on REDD+, to identify and characterise key decisions and actors in the policy network associated with the direction taken by REDD+ strategies at a national level. To achieve this objective, a media analysis of news articles, notes and editorials published in 4 major Brazilian newspapers was carried out ...