To reread: Destroy here and destroy there: The double exploitation of biodiversity offsets

WRM Bulletin 272 24 October 2024
One of the central issues under discussion in Cali, Colombia, at the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) Conference of Parties (COP) 16, are the so-called ‘biodiversity offsetting mechanisms’, a strategy to allow companies and their allies to continue expanding their profits and with them, destruction.
Issues: Biodiversity Offsetting
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One of the central issues under discussion in Cali, Colombia, at the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) Conference of Parties (COP) 16, are the so-called ‘biodiversity offsetting mechanisms’, a strategy to allow companies and their allies to continue expanding their profits and with them, destruction.

We share a bulletin published in 2017, that contains several articles that show the harmful impacts of these proposals for the livelihoods of communities. Access the complete bulletin here.