Better REDD+ than Nothing.

• Author: Donovan, Sean
• Position: LETTERS - Letter to the editor

As someone who has worked on pay-for-performance emissions reductions programs at the state level in California, the national level in Mexico, and now the multilateral level at the United Nations, I was surprised at the one-sided vision you offered of REDD+ ("A Bright REDD+ Line" by Ay[section]e Gursoz, December/January issue). While some indigenous folks are against REDD+, many--like the Yurok tribe of Northern California (see recent article in The New Yorker)--have realized real benefits.

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