Policies to Reduce Emissions from Deforestation and Degradation in Developing Countries An examination of theissuesfacingthe incorporation of REDDintomarket-based climate policies

Changes in land use affect greenhouse gas emissions, most from countries that clear forests for timber and agriculture. Background of deforestation and the carbon cycle. Discussion of international climate politics, and U.S. domestic climate change policy--implications on the carbon market. Policy design problems with monitoring scope of policy, baselines, leakage, permanence and liability of host countries.