Citation

Walcott, J., Thorley, J., Kapos, V., Miles, L., Woroniecki, S., Blaney, R. (2015). Mapping multiple benefits of REDD+ in Paraguay: using spatial information to support land-use planning. Cambridge (UK): United Nations Environment Programme World Conservation Monitoring Centre.

In Paraguay REDD+ has the potential to deliver benefits beyond climate change mitigation alone; these will depend on the location and type of REDD+ action implemented. The maps presented in this report are a way of making available to planners information on locations where the potential for multiple social and environmental benefits may make reducing deforestation and forest degradation and restoring forests priorities for REDD+, as well as where REDD+ actions need to take account of potential risks. This report illustrates how spatial analyses can support REDD+ planning processes in Paraguay, showing how the suitability of areas for different REDD+ actions and the characteristics associated with possible benefits and risks differ according to location. The benefits examined reflect priorities identified by national stakeholders in Paraguay, and include the role of forests in storing carbon; controlling soil erosion; and supporting biodiversity and livelihoods.