Beyond carbon, more than forest? REDD plus governmentality in Indonesia
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T1 - Beyond carbon, more than forest? REDD plus governmentality in Indonesia
AU - McGregor, Andrew
AU - Challies, Edward
AU - Howson, Peter
AU - Astuti, Rini
AU - Dixon, Rowan
AU - Haalboom, Bethany
AU - Gavin, Michael
AU - Tacconi, Luca
AU - Afiff, Suraya
PY - 2015
Y1 - 2015
N2 - Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and forest Degradation (REDD+) is an expanding global initiative oriented at slowing or reversing carbon emissions from forests in the Global South. The programme is based on the principle of payment for environmental services, where the carbon sequestration services of forests are seen to have a financial value which can be paid for through grant and market mechanisms. In this paper we explore how REDD+ is implemented, drawing upon the concept of governmentality. We focus on REDD+ practices in Indonesia, concluding with a case study focused on the Sungai Lamandau REDD+ project in Central Kalimantan. A cross-scalar approach is adopted that explores the different but overlapping strategies of actors congregating at international, national, and local scales. We detail the neoliberal strategies employed by international actors; the more disciplinary approaches evident within national planning processes; and local forms of engagement being practised by a forest community. Our findings reveal REDD+ to be comprised of a heterogeneous regime of disjointed practices that reflect the existing political ecologies and interests of differently located actors. Rather than consolidate these approaches we argue that the strength of the programme lies in its fluidity, which is creating new cross-scalar opportunities, and risks, for those pursuing forms of social and environmental justice.
AB - Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and forest Degradation (REDD+) is an expanding global initiative oriented at slowing or reversing carbon emissions from forests in the Global South. The programme is based on the principle of payment for environmental services, where the carbon sequestration services of forests are seen to have a financial value which can be paid for through grant and market mechanisms. In this paper we explore how REDD+ is implemented, drawing upon the concept of governmentality. We focus on REDD+ practices in Indonesia, concluding with a case study focused on the Sungai Lamandau REDD+ project in Central Kalimantan. A cross-scalar approach is adopted that explores the different but overlapping strategies of actors congregating at international, national, and local scales. We detail the neoliberal strategies employed by international actors; the more disciplinary approaches evident within national planning processes; and local forms of engagement being practised by a forest community. Our findings reveal REDD+ to be comprised of a heterogeneous regime of disjointed practices that reflect the existing political ecologies and interests of differently located actors. Rather than consolidate these approaches we argue that the strength of the programme lies in its fluidity, which is creating new cross-scalar opportunities, and risks, for those pursuing forms of social and environmental justice.
KW - Geography
KW - Environmental justice
KW - Environmentality
KW - Forest governance
KW - Governmentality
KW - Indonesia
KW - REDD+
KW - govermentality
KW - environmentality
KW - REDD+
KW - forest governance
KW - environmental justice
KW - Indonesia
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84921755964&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1068/a140054p
DO - 10.1068/a140054p
M3 - Journal articles
AN - SCOPUS:84921755964
VL - 47
SP - 138
EP - 155
JO - Environment and Planning A
JF - Environment and Planning A
SN - 0308-518X
IS - 1
ER -