The document discusses the importance of clarity on forest and carbon tenure for achieving REDD+. It notes that most REDD+ countries do not specify carbon ownership and that forest owners will be direct beneficiaries of carbon sequestration rights. It also discusses that securing tenure rights is fundamental to determining who owns carbon and defining beneficiaries for results-based payments. The document recommends using voluntary guidelines on tenure to improve governance, transparency, and institutional capacity for tenure as it relates to REDD+.