The Politics of Forest Conservation: Ethical Dilemmas and Impact on Peacebuilding
Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation (REDD+) aims to contribute to climate change mitigation efforts. However, REDD+'s vision is riddled with ethical dilemmas due to its technological and market-based instruments. The policy at work regarding forests conservation in the...
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| Format: | Print Article |
| Language: | English |
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SCM Press
2021
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Concilium
Year: 2021, Issue: 4, Pages: 49-60 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Kongobecken
/ Democratic Republic
/ REDD
/ Forest protection
/ Conflict avoidance
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| IxTheo Classification: | KBN Sub-Saharan Africa NCD Political ethics NCG Environmental ethics; Creation ethics |
| Further subjects: | B
Peacebuilding
B Climate Change B Forest conservation |
| Summary: | Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation (REDD+) aims to contribute to climate change mitigation efforts. However, REDD+'s vision is riddled with ethical dilemmas due to its technological and market-based instruments. The policy at work regarding forests conservation in the Congo Basin is a one-fits-for-all to climate change mitigation, that, by treating conservation as a monetary issue, constitutes a threat to peacebuilding. This paper concludes that participation of local communities and relationships of trust in the management of the tropical forests are a crucial means of sustainable conservation and are a peacebuilding tool. The Congo Basin vindicates Pope Francis' claim that real peace is possible only where independence and responsibility are shared. |
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| ISSN: | 0010-5236 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Concilium
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