How do location and certification impact additionality of REDD+ projects? Theory and evidence
2017
Delacote, Philippe | Le Velly, Gwenole | Simonet, Gabriela | Laboratoire d'Economie Forestière (LEF) ; Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique (INRA)-AgroParisTech | Laboratoire Montpelliérain d'Économie Théorique et Appliquée (LAMETA) ; Université Montpellier 1 (UM1)-Université Paul-Valéry - Montpellier 3 (UPVM)-Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique (INRA)-Centre international d'études supérieures en sciences agronomiques (Montpellier SupAgro)-Université de Montpellier (UM)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut national d’études supérieures agronomiques de Montpellier (Montpellier SupAgro) | Institut national d’études supérieures agronomiques de Montpellier (Montpellier SupAgro) | Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR) ; Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research [CGIAR] (CGIAR) | Institut National de Recherche Agronomique (INRA). UMR Laboratoire d'Economie Forestière (0356).
How is location of REDD+ projects chosen, and how do those location choices influence project additionality? This paper assesses these questions, presenting a simple theoretical model and using an original database of REDD+ projects in Brazil. We show that project location is strongly influenced by the type of project proponent, which appears to be a good proxy for its objectives, whether oriented toward environmental impacts, development impacts, or external funding. Our results suggest that the incentives behind REDD+ certification mechanisms can lead to low environmental effort or an investment in areas that are not additional.
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