COONAPIP, the National Coordinating Body of Indigenous Peoples in Panama, has written a series of extremely critical letters about the UN-REDD process in Panama. The process “has been riddled with incongruences and inconsistencies”, COONAPIP wrote in a letter dated 20 June 2012, adding, “We feel used in this process.”
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Dams and logging in Sarawak: Can REDD stop the destruction?
In 2011, the 2,400 MW Bakun dam started operations in Sarawak, Malaysia. Transparency International described the US$2.2 billion project as a “monument to corruption”. The reservoir behind the dam flooded 70,000 hectares of forest. About 10,000 Indigenous People were forced into new houses that they had to pay for themselves.
The Carbon Cowboy: David Nilsson on 60 Minutes Australia
By Chris Lang David Nilsson arrived in Peru two years ago and promised indigenous communities billions of dollars in return for signing over the rights to their forests. This week, 60 Minutes Australia broadcast an investigation into Nilsson’s operations in Peru and elsewhere.
The strange case of Brett Goldsworthy
Brett Goldsworthy was recently on Today Tonight Adelaide after appearing in court over allegations that he pretended to be terminally ill to avoid paying tax.
Indigenous Peoples Terra Livre Declaration at Rio +20 rejects REDD
From 15-22 June 2012, 1,800 Indigenous Peoples met at the “Terra Livre Camp”, about two hours from the official Rio +20 meeting. The camp is an annual meeting of Indigenous Peoples of Brazil and neighbouring regions that usually takes place in Brasilia. It was moved this year to take place in conjunction with the Peoples…