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Analyzing REDD+ as an experiment of transformative climate governance: Insights from Indonesia

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  • Kaisa, Korhonen-Kurki
  • Maria, Brockhaus
  • Efrian, Muharrom
  • Sirkku, Juhola
  • Moira, Moeliono
  • Cynthia, Maharani
  • Bimo, Dwisatrio

Abstract

This paper contributes to an emerging body of literature on policy experimentation and governance transformation processes. We use the example of REDD+ as consisting of policy experiments in an emerging domestic policy domain to understand obstacles to transformations in forest and climate governance. We ask two interlinked questions: to what extent did the establishment of the REDD+ Agency challenge ‘business as usual’ in Indonesia’s forest and climate policy arena?; and what does this mean for a transformation away from policies and governance that enable deforestation and forest degradation? We draw on the transformation literature to better understand the role of REDD+ to achieve a transformative shift in climate governance. As an experiment of transformative climate governance, the study of REDD+ provides important insights for other forest or climate programs. Our analysis shows that the REDD+ Agency was successful in some extend in introducing an alternative governance mechanism and in shaking the governance structures but we also note that some of the key actors thought that greater ownership was achieved when the REDD+ Agency was dissolved and the mandate was returned to the ministries. We conclude that policy experimenting is a process, and while the creation of novel policies and their experimentation is important, also their assimilation may lead to new opportunities.

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  • Kaisa, Korhonen-Kurki & Maria, Brockhaus & Efrian, Muharrom & Sirkku, Juhola & Moira, Moeliono & Cynthia, Maharani & Bimo, Dwisatrio, 2017. "Analyzing REDD+ as an experiment of transformative climate governance: Insights from Indonesia," Environmental Science & Policy, Elsevier, vol. 73(C), pages 61-70.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:enscpo:v:73:y:2017:i:c:p:61-70
    DOI: 10.1016/j.envsci.2017.03.014
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    1. Edward A. Morgan & Glenn Bush & Joseph Zambo Mandea & Melaine Kermarc & Brendan Mackey, 2022. "Comparing Community Needs and REDD+ Activities for Capacity Building and Forest Protection in the Équateur Province of the Democratic Republic of Congo," Land, MDPI, vol. 11(6), pages 1-21, June.
    2. Hermawan, Silvio & Karim, Moch Faisal & Rethel, Lena, 2023. "Institutional layering in climate policy: Insights from REDD+ governance in Indonesia," Forest Policy and Economics, Elsevier, vol. 154(C).
    3. Markus Lederer & Chris Höhne, 2021. "Max Weber in the tropics: How global climate politics facilitates the bureaucratization of forestry in Indonesia," Regulation & Governance, John Wiley & Sons, vol. 15(1), pages 133-151, January.

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