A new report from the International Institute for Environment and Development addresses questions about who decides and owns forest resources in the debate among reduced deforestation stakeholders in countries with tropical rainforests. The possible inclusion of "reduced emissions from deforestation and degradation," or REDD, projects in a post-2012 global climate change framework could mean exploitation of local communities by governments or powerful private-sector stakeholders if land tenure has not been formally established, according the the report's authors.