Uisso, Amani J.Chirwa, Paxie W.Ackerman, Pierre A.Mbwambo, Lawrence2022-01-282022-01-282021Non-carbon benefits as incentives for participation in REDD + and the role of village participatory land use plans in supporting this: insights from Kilosa District, Tanzania. Journal of Environmental Planning and Management, 2021, vol. 64, no. 6, pp. 1111-1132, https://doi.org/10.1080/09640568.2020.1802239.0964-0568 (print)1360-0559 (online)10.1080/09640568.2020.1802239http://hdl.handle.net/2263/83502This study assessed community perceptions on Non-Carbon Benefits (NCBs) as incentives for participation in Reduced Emission from Deforestation and forest Degradation (REDD+) and the role of Village Participatory Land-Use Plans (VPLUPs) in supporting this in Kilosa district of Tanzania. A mixed-method research design was used in the data collection. Results indicated that the majority (95%) of the respondents thought that VPLUPs had facilitated REDD+ implementation. The results also demonstrated that the REDD+ initiative remains an important source of NCBs. While the respondents believed NCBs were available and important to them, its future availability was somewhat of a concern. The respondents further indicated that the best way to improve VPLUPs (and consequently enhance the REDD+ related activities) and maintain the flow of NCBs, was to improve the knowledge of VPLUPs. NCBs should be considered in the planning, design and implementation of REDD+, especially considering that carbon markets remain questionable and unreliable.en© 2020 Newcastle University. This is an electronic version of an article published in Journal of Environmental Planning and Management, 2021, vol. 64, no. 6, pp. 1111-1132, https://doi.org/10.1080/09640568.2020.1802239. Journal of Environmental Planning and Management is available online at : http://www.tandfonline.comloi/cjep20.CommunityConservationManagementNon-carbon benefitsPerceptionsPostprint Article