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Governor Ayade’s contradictions on REDD in Cross River State, Nigeria

Posted on 30 August 20163 December 2020

This week, Benedict Bengioushuye Ayade, the governor of Nigeria’s Cross River State, will be in Guadalajara, Mexico taking part in the Governors’ Climate and Forests Task Force Annual Meeting. The aim of the GCF is to link states and provinces running REDD programmes with carbon markets in the rich countries.

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Rio Branco Declaration: Governors’ Climate and Forests Task Force states and provinces “have received very little financial support”

Posted on 5 September 201420 September 2019

Governors from 22 states have signed the Rio Branco Declaration, committing to reduce deforestation by 80% by 2020. If they receive a guarantee of “adequate, sufficient, and long‐term performance‐based funding”, that is.

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Indigenous Peoples speak out against California’s carbon offsets scheme: “You cannot trade pollution for nature”

Posted on 19 October 201210 October 2013

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?”

Posted on 9 October 20129 October 2012

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.

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Protests in Chiapas against REDD: “Stop the land grabs!”

Posted on 28 September 201221 September 2015

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”.

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