Indigenous peoples have the right to a process of free, prior and informed consent before they decide whether or not a REDD project should be implemented on their territory. This principle is enshrined in the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples.
Author: Chris Lang
ClearView Partnership Ltd: The most incompetent carbon credit boiler room so far?
ClearView Partnership is so bad that someone who went from a job interview reported them to Financial Conduct Authority.
Two conflicting views of REDD at the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Peoples
Indigenous Peoples presented conflicting points out view about REDD during the 12th session of the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Peoples, currently taking place in New York.
COONAPIP to take out lawsuit to stop REDD in Panama: “REDD cannot continue as it stands”
In February 2013, the National Coordinating Body of Indigenous Peoples in Panama, COONAPIP, withdrew from UN-REDD. In a letter to UN-REDD, COONAPIP explained that, UN-REDD “does not currently offer guarantees for respecting indigenous rights [nor for] the full and effective participation of the Indigenous Peoples of Panama”.
TM Harris: Another carbon credit boiler room scam?
TM Harris Associates is another UK-based company that cold calls people hoping to persuade them into handing over their money as an “investment” in voluntary carbon credits. The company seems to have many of the hallmarks of a boiler room scam.