Institutional arrangements

In the context of REDD+ safeguards, institutional arrangements refer to the (formal and informal, state and non-state) institutions, their mandates, procedures and capacities for implementing a country's policies, laws and regulations, (together with private sector standards and customary norms of local communities), serving to define who will be responsible for ensuring safeguards are respected when implementing REDD+ activities. This can include arrangements to strengthen the capacity of different stakeholders to respect safeguards.