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This presentation by Caleb Stevens was given at a session titled "Securing rights as a climate change mitigation strategy" at the Global Landscapes Forum in Lima, Peru, on December 6, 2014. By discussing how securing rights can serve as proven and cost-effective climate change mitigation strategy, the session built bridges between policy-makers, practitioners, and scholars.

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SECURING RIGHTS,

COMBATING

CLIMATE CHANGEHow Strengthening Community Forest Rights Mitigates Climate Change: A Report by WRI and RRI

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WITH THANKS TO

And

other

partners

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COMBATING DEFORESTATION

ESSENTIAL TO CLIMATE CHANGE

11% of CO2

from deforestation

and other land uses

Image: Aulia Erlangga, CIFOR

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COMMUNITIES HOLD THE KEY TO

PROTECTING THE FORESTS

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REPORT METHODOLOGY

• 130 studies

reviewed

• Original

deforestation

and carbon

analysis

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OUR FINDINGS

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OUR FINDINGS: RIGHTS ARE A SOLUTION

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WHY DO COMMUNITIES TEND TO PROTECT THE FOREST?

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MAPPING COMMUNITY FOREST WITH GLOBAL FOREST WATCH

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XINGU INDIGENOUS PARK IN BRAZIL

Deforestation

in Xingu from

2000 to 2012

was 3%

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COMMUNITY CONCESSIONS IN GUATEMALA MAYA

BIOSPHERE RESERVE

• Deforestation as

low as .02%

• US $18.7 million

annually in

income

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SUCCESSFUL FOREST RESTORATION IN NIGER

30 million tonnesof carbon

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OUR RECOMMENDATIONS TO

NATIONAL GOVERNMENTS

Image: Istockphoto

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WHAT ACTIONS CAN BE TAKEN?

• DONOR SUPPORT

• GREEN CLIMATE FUND

• INDCs

Image: switchboard.nrdc.org

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