Year of publication 2012

The main objective of this paper is to provide information and tools for policy makers and development partners engaged in developing arrangements for transferring REDD+ benefits. This paper is also intended to help key stakeholders design a mechanism that is appropriate for a country’s context by taking into account these factors: the country’s approach to REDD+; ehether the national REDD+ program is donor funded, based on payment for performance,3 or linked to the international compliance carbon market; the range and type of recipients that the arrangement has to involve. Another objective is to provide information and tools for assessing and structuring benefit sharing mechanisms at national and subnational levels (e.g., at the local government or project level) and at local community levels. This paper, however, does not address benefit sharing within communities, because this would depend on local circumstances. This paper includes an Options Assessment Framework that would help REDD+ stakeholders identify nationally appropriate REDD+ benefit sharing mechanisms, and offers guidance on measures needed to successfully design and implement a selected mechanism.