Beschreibung:
Field work in the Philippines was implemented with support from the Deutsche Gesellschaft fur Internationale Zusammenarbeit through the Climate relevant Modernization of Forest Policy and Piloting of Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation (REDD) Project in the Philippines, funded by the German Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety (BMU) under its International Cimate Initiative. REDD+ interventions can contribute to the climate hange adaptation of both people and forests by conserving or enhancing biodiversity and forest ecoystem services. However, additional adaptation measures might be needed, such as the protection of ariculture and livelihoods in communities, and the improvement of fire management strategies in forests. Such measures can contribute to the sustainability of the REDD+ intervention into the future and to the preservation of carbon stocks by preventing activity displacement and induced deforestation (e.g. if an agricultural adaptation project sustains crop productivity and reduces forest clearing for agricultural expansion), and by limiting or avoiding damage to the ecosystem caused by extreme events such as El Nino (e.g. through forest fire prevention and management activities) ...