The Carbon Fix provides a much-needed update on the world of REDD+ (Reduced Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation) globally. Only now are studies of actual impacts beginning to emerge. This collection provides timely assessments of the impacts of REDD+ in its current incarnation. The authors identify the advantages and disadvantages of the various approaches and mechanisms, offer a number ... Read moreof practical suggestions for better future implementation of REDD+, and provide practical warnings about things that can go awry. This collection, something of a cautionary tale, contributes significantly to efforts to mitigate climate change. Carol J. Pierce Colfer, Center for International Forestry Research, Bogor, Indonesia Climate Change is a `wicked' problem for which there are no simple answers. REDD and REDD+ approaches have been touted as win-win strategies for making headway toward a lower carbon world, but the complex problems with the implementation of these tools have not
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received the critical attention needed to determine if and how they might achieve their purpose. The Carbon Fix is a very important book and essential reading for policymakers, students, and interdisciplinary scholars concerned about effective ways to combat climate change in the real world, as it forces us all to consider the significant social justice issues that surround these new accounting processes. Sarah Strauss, University of Wyoming This book, compiled by Stephanie Paladino and Shirley J. Fiske, is an important addition to the REDD+ literature. The carefully reviewed chapters in a coherent manner depict the work experience of the editors and authors in a coherent manner. The book has 19 chapters divided into five sections. Most of the chapters authors are anthropologists by profession; and their contribution emphasizes the societal implications of carbon offsetting. S. Suresh Ramanan, writing for Agriculture and Human Values Show Less