Beschreibung:
This study examines how policy debates around reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation and enhancing forest carbon stocks (REDD+) have been framed by the media in Papua New Guinea. It does this through an analysis of print media articles mentioning 'REDD(+)' or 'carbon trade'/'carbon trading' published between December 2005 and December 2010. The articles were drawn from Papua New Guinea's highest selling and/or most influential newspapers two Englishlanguage daily newspapers, the Post-Courier and The National, and the weekly local language publication Wantok Niuspepa. The analysis identifies common topics covered by the media when reporting on REDD+ and includes coverage of the key actors in the national REDD+ policy domain, and their positions as either advocates or adversaries on particular issues. The analysis indicates that REDD+ was first reported in Papua New Guinea in 2006, but was not regularly being reported on until late 2008. This coincides with the first reports on the activities of questionable carbon project developers (dubbed 'carbon cowboys' by the media), and the government's establishment of the Office of Climate Change and Carbon Trade (OCCCT) to regulate carbon trading and develop a national policy for REDD+.While most articles covered issues at the national level, international issues were also a focus of media attention, particularly Papua New Guinea's leadership role in advocating for REDD+ as part of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). In 2010, media attention broadened to include sub-national and local issues, such as awareness of REDD+ at the local level and the development of specific pilot projects. The study found that the media often framed REDD+ in political and economic terms, at the expense of, for example, ecological concerns or discussions of the drivers of deforestation and forest degradation. Issues associated with carbon trading were a frequent topic of media articles ...