An international delegation of indigenous leaders from Brazil, Mexico and Ecuador is currently in California to oppose California’s proposed carbon offset scheme. The scheme could allow companies in California to meet limits on greenhouse gas emissions by buying carbon credits rather than reducing pollution at home.
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Local communities in Chiapas oppose REDD: “Why do the wealthy want to impose their will by force?”
On the first day of the Governors’ Climate and Forest Task Force meeting that recently took place in Chiapas, local communities asked for a few minutes to speak. Chiapas State Minister of the Environment and Natural History, Fernando Rosas, denied their request and asked them to listen to the meeting.
Protests in Chiapas against REDD: “Stop the land grabs!”
Villagers from Chiapas protested against REDD and the Green Economy during the Governors’ Climate and Forest Task Force meeting this week in Chiapas. Protesters played drums and chanted: “We do not want REDD;” “Here, there, the struggle will continue;” and “Zapata lives, the struggle continues”.
Dan Nepstad: “Greenpeace report threatens climate change mitigation and tropical forests”
Dan Nepstad is Director of the Amazon Environmental Research Institute (IPAM). For decades he has studied land use, forest, fire and climate, focussing on the Amazon. He is dedicated to saving the Amazon rainforest. So why on earth is he accusing Greenpeace of threatening climate change mitigation and tropical forests?
Greenpeace criticises the Governors’ Climate and Forest Task Force for its “fixation with creating a new set of offsets for California’s industrial polluters”
A new report by Greenpeace critiques the Governors’ Climate and Forest Task Force for its promotion of REDD as a sub-national offset mechanism, that will allow pollution in California to continue.