In this short video, “Lives of the Forest,” indigenous activists from the Asia Pacific region speak out against REDD. “We find that the way [the international community] took decisions for passing through this REDD mechanism is in complete exclusion of the indigenous peoples,” says Jiten Yumnam of the Meitei people in Manipur, India.
Author: Chris Lang
AIDESEP and COICA condemn and reject “carbon cowboy” David Nilsson and demand his expulsion from Peru
is the latest candidate for the award of Australian carbon cowboy of the year.
Indonesia: Communities reject APRIL’s REDD plans on the Kampar Peninsular
Two days ago, Greenpeace set up a Climate Defenders Camp on the Kampar Peninsula in Riau province, Sumatra. The camp will remain there for several weeks to highlight the importance of protecting forests on peat soils. The soils on the Kampar Peninsular store about 2 billion tonnes of carbon.
REDD side events in Bonn, June 2009
I’m in Bonn for the UN climate negotiations, or, to give the official title, the thirtieth sessions of the UNFCCC Convention subsidiary bodies – SBSTA and SBI, sixth session of the AWG-LCA and eighth session of the AWG-KP. REDD will feature in several parts of the negotiations.