Title Climate change and forest governance : lessons from Indonesia / Simon Butt, Rosemary Lyster & Tim Stephens

Published Abingdon, Oxon [UK] ; New York : Routledge, 2015

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Description 1 online resource Series Routledge research in international environmental law Routledge research in international environmental law. Contents Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Table of legislation; Table of cases; List of abbreviations; Glossary; Preface; 1 Introduction; Key concerns about the implementation of REDD+; Public or private funding for REDD+?; Conclusion; 2 The international legal framework for REDD+; The Bali Action Plan; Outcomes of the UNFCCC negotiations since 2009: a focus on REDD+; Global average temperatures; Extending the life of the Kyoto Protocol; Developing country commitments; Developing a new legally binding protocol, instrument or outcome; The financial mechanism Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Degradation (REDD+)Ensuring legitimacy; The Rights of Indigenous People; Conclusion; 3 Indonesia and international climate law and policy; Indonesia's greenhouse gas emissions profile; Indonesia and the UNFCCC and Kyoto Protocol; 4 The institutional environment for REDD+ in Indonesia; From integralism to fragmentation; Decentralisation and jurisdictional conflicts; The Supreme Court; The Constitutional Court; Corruption; Customary law, participation, consent; Prior informed consent and public participation; Transparency and accountability; Conclusion 5 Implementing international law in Indonesian lawIndonesia and international law; Indonesian legal scholarship; Indonesian judicial treatment of international law; Conclusion; 6 National regulatory framework for REDD+ in Indonesia; The Forestry Law (1999); REDD-related laws issued by the President of Indonesia; REDD+-related laws issued by the Forestry Ministry; 7 Jurisdictional conflicts and REDD+; National-regional jurisdictional conflict; National-level conflict; Rules of the game for resolving jurisdictional disputes -- the hierarchy of laws; Bureaucratic review Judicial review by the Supreme CourtConclusion: implications for REDD+; 8 Judicial and administrative relief and remedies; Overview of the Indonesian judicial system and standing; Remedies; Obstacles to judicial relief; The Ombudsman; Freedom of information; The 2008 FOI Law; Implementation problems; Information Commission decisions; Potential problems; Conclusion; 9 The Indonesian Constitutional Court and REDD+; The Constitutional Court: jurisdiction, precedent and decision making; Maintaining State control; Upholding traditional rights; Empowering local governments; Conclusion Summary Deforestation in tropical rainforest countries is one of the largest contributors to human-induced climate change. Deforestation, especially in the tropics, contributes around 20 per cent of annual global greenhouse gas emissions, and, in the case of Indonesia, amounts to 85 per cent of its annual emissions from human activities. This book provides a comprehensive assessment of the emerging legal and policy frameworks for managing forests as a key means to address climate change. The authors uniquely combine an assessment of the international rules for forestry governance with a detailed asses Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes Vendor-supplied metadata Subject Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation (Program) SUBJECT Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation (Program) fast Subject Climatic changes -- Law and legislation -- Indonesia Forestry law and legislation -- Indonesia Forest degradation -- Indonesia Greenhouse gas mitigation -- Law and legislation -- Indonesia Carbon offsetting -- Law and legislation -- Indonesia Deforestation -- Control -- Indonesia Conflict of laws -- Liability for environmental damages -- Indonesia Environmental law, International. LAW -- Administrative Law & Regulatory Practice. Carbon offsetting -- Law and legislation Climatic changes -- Law and legislation Conflict of laws -- Liability for environmental damages Deforestation -- Control Environmental law, International Forest degradation Forestry law and legislation Greenhouse gas mitigation -- Law and legislation Indonesia Form Electronic book Author Lyster, Rosemary, author. Stephens, Tim (Law teacher), author. ISBN 9781317563723 1317563727 9781315735351 1315735350 1138833622 9781138833623 9781317563716 1317563719 9781317563709 1317563700 9781138281615 1138281611

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