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The information generated can be used as “cross-reference” tools for the analysis and the design of pro-poor interventions that can be replicated and adapted to a specific condition. A pro-poor approach implies that REDD+ benefits flow to both the poorer and the better-off groups of rural areas. If REDD+ activities are to be pro-poor they would have to improve productivity, technology transfer, and access to markets for poorer groups. These actions will add economic value to sustainable practices allowing reinvestment and recapitalization. 

The preparation of climate-effective land use plans can be particularly beneficial for the poor if they receive access to land, if collective parcels are defined or if they are included in economic activities. The household is the smallest and most critical economic organizational unit in rural economies where decisions on how to allocate labor and other resources are made; it is also the primary institution and safety network in rural economies, particularly for the poor. It will be difficult for REDD+ to prevent long-term decapitalis​ation linked to land sales given its voluntary nature and large opportunity costs. Nevertheless, strengthening social capital at the household scale and financing sustainable development plans may reduce this process, particularly if REDD+ is able to promote the inclusion of social and environmental values and costs in supply chains and industries, the financial sector, and consumer behavior.