Intergovernmental fiscal transfers, forest conservation and climate change / Silvia Irawan, Earth Innovation Institute, USA, Luca Tacconi, The Australian National University, Canberra, Australia.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Irawan, Silvia, author.

Tacconi, Luca, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Forest conservation--Economic aspects.

Forest conservation.

Environmental economics.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (206 p.)

Place of Publication:

Cheltenham, United Kingdom ; Northampton, Massachusetts : Edward Elgar Publishing, [2016]

Summary:

Intergovernmental fiscal transfers (IFTs) are an innovative way to create incentives for local public actors to support conservation. This book contributes to the debate about how to conserve tropical forests by implementing mechanisms for reducing deforestation and forest degradation (REDD+). With Indonesia as a case study, the authors adopt an interdisciplinary approach, drawing on political science, economics, and public policy. They consider the theoretical justification, as well as the wider political and administrative context for developing the design of IFTs for conservation.

Contents:

Front matter; Copyright page; Contents; Figures; Tables; Acknowledgements; 1. Introduction; 2. Theories of decentralised forest management and fiscal decentralisation; 3. The cases of Riau and Papua provinces; 4. Factors affecting local forest governance; 5. Intergovernmental fiscal transfers and Indonesia's experience; 6. The design of REDD+ and decentralised forest management; 7. Incentive structures influencing subnational governments' decisions on land-use change; 8. The distribution formulae of IFTs for REDD+; 9. Conclusion; References; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-78471-660-X