This paper is part of a larger study that examines the potential for making payments for reduced deforestation and degradation within the miombo eco-region of southern Africa through the reduced emissions from deforestation and degradation (REDD) mechanism that exists under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). The paper focuses on the Caprivi Region in Namibia which, for the purposes of the larger study, is considered to be part of the miombo eco-region. This report was compiled through carrying out a literature review and key stakeholder consultations. Existing data were used to carry out an economic assessment of different types of land uses in the Caprivi Region and the extent to which payments for avoided deforestation and degradation would provide a net benefit to communities.