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.
Tag: Indigenous Peoples
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”.
Indonesia’s Constitutional Court returns customary forests to indigenous peoples
Yesterday, Indonesia’s Constitutional Court ruled that indigenous peoples’ customary forests should not be classed as “State Forest Areas”. This is a landmark ruling and an important step for the recognition of indigenous peoples’ rights in Indonesia.
“There is no safe REDD”: Global Alliance of Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities on Climate Change against REDD+ and for Life
The Global Alliance of Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities on Climate Change against REDD+ and for Life has written a statement opposing REDD in California’s cap-and-trade scheme.
Indigenous Environmental Network opposes REDD offsets in California’s cap-and-trade scheme
Tom Goldtooth, Executive Director of the Indigenous Environmental Network has submitted comments to the REDD Offsets Working Group in California, opposing REDD offsets in California’s cap-and-trade scheme (AB 32).