Background Paper: REDD+ Benefit Sharing Dialogue

Building on the wealth of information produced by various entities on Benefit Sharing to date, this paper will provide an overview of 1) the current international context on Benefit Sharing 2) main challenges in development and implementation of Benefit Sharing at country and project levels 3) some suggested ways forward. This paper serves as a reference document for dialogue participants and aims to stimulate in-depth discussions on the topic during the dialogue.