Cameroon timber tax study shows challenges of distributing REDD payments to local communities

Thursday, November 18, 2010 - 12:50 in Earth & Climate

A new study finds a lack of transparency and corruption are reducing the impact of an initiative in Cameroon that channels a portion of national timber levies to rural forest communities. The study highlights the challenges of using a climate change pact to do something similar in forested regions around the world.

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