In October 2012, an international delegation including indigenous leaders from Mexico, Brazil and Ecuador visited California, to oppose California’s proposed carbon offset scheme. The “No REDD! Tour” has generated a sometimes heated debate.
Tag: Indigenous Peoples
Guest Post: REDD Resistance around the world
The idea behind reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation sounds simple. If forests are worth more standing than cut down, companies and governments will stop clearing forests. Why would anyone oppose this?
Ecuador’s conflict between oil extraction, indigenous rights and REDD
Last month, the Government of Ecuador announced a new round of oil concessions covering a total area of almost three million hectares of indigenous peoples’ land. The area includes the territories of indigenous peoples who are involved in the government’s Socio Bosque scheme.
A response from Tashka Yawanawá about REDD in Acre, Brazil: “We have to fight for truth”
Tashka Yawanawá, Chief of the Yawanawá People, tried to comment on yesterday’s post on REDD-Monitor about REDD and payments for environmental services in Acre, Brazil. Unfortunately his comment got caught in the spam folder. It’s posted below in the interests of generating further discussion.
Problems with REDD and payments for environment services in Acre, Brazil
The state of Acre hit the world’s headlines in December 1988 with the murder of Chico Mendes, the president of the Union of Rural Workers of Xapuri. A year before his death, Environmental Defense Fund and National Wildlife Federation flew Mendes to Washington, D.C. aiming to convince the Inter-American Development Bank, the World Bank, and…