CIFOR's Global comparative study on REDD+ (GCS-REDD)

The Global Comparative Study on REDD+ (GCS REDD+) project including its policy component is ongoing since 2009 and led by CIFOR in cooperation with partners. It builds on more than three decades of research efforts to understand and respond to the causes of deforestation and forest degradation, and the analysis of effectiveness, efficiency and equity of policies related to forests and climate change. The first phase of REDD+ research focused on overall design issues and aimed to build a strong research-based knowledge. The second phase focused on generating new knowledge to inform and facilitate process of transformational change within the REDD+ policy arena, and understanding performance of REDD+ policy processes, measures and practices. The project is now in it's third phase, which supports REDD+ decision makers by assessing REDD+ impact and providing critical analysis of REDD+ in terms of effectiveness, efficiency (3Es).
The International Forest Policy group is contributing to ongoing analysis mostly related to the policy component of this project.