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Forests 2011, 2, 200-217; doi:10.3390/f2010200 OPEN ACCESS forests ISSN 1999-4907 /journal/forests Article Sustainable Forest Management and Carbon in Tropical Latin America: The Case for REDD+ Robert Nasi 1,*, Francis E. Putz 2, Pablo Pacheco 1, Sven Wunder 3 and Salvador Anta 4 1 Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR), Jalan CIFOR, Situ Gede, Bogor, 16115, Indonesia; E-Mail: p.pacheco@ 2 University of Florida, 209 Carr Hall, P.O. Box 118526, Gainesville, FL 32611, USA; E-Mail: fep@ 3 CIFOR, Rua do Russel, 450/sala 601, Bairro, Glória, CEP 22.210-010, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; E-Mail: s.wunder@ 4 National Forestry Commission of Mexico (CONAFOR), CP 45019, Periférico Poniente, 5360 Zapopan, Jalisco, Mexico; E-Mail: santa@conafor.gob.mx * Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; E-Mail: r.nasi@; Tel.: +62-251-8-622-622; Fax: +62-251-8-622-100. Received: 15 November 2010; in revised form: 13 January 2011 / Accepted: 20 January 2011 / Published: 1 February 2011 Abstract: In this review paper, we assess the economical, governance, and technical conditions that shape forest management in tropical Latin America with particular regard to efforts to reduce forest-based carbon emissions. We provide a framework for discussions about ways to improve forest management that achieve environmental objectives while promoting local and national development and contributing to local livelihoods. We argue that many management practices that lead towards sustainability are onl