Carbon offsetting and REDD
Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Degradation (REDD+) has become the dominant international forest policy. Variations of REDD+ include Nature-Based Solutions and corporate pledges to achieve Zero Net Deforestation. In reality, though, deforestation continues, polluting companies use REDD+ offsets to avoid reducing their fossil fuel emissions, and zero-net deforestation pledges allow forests to be cleared in one area as long as an “equivalent” area is restored elsewhere.
Bulletin articles
26 February 2024
Masyarakat Ka'apor tinggal di Alto Turiaçu, di bagian barat laut negara bagian Maranhão di Brasil. Ini adalah wilayah adat terbesar di Amazon Timur dan bagian terbesar dari hutan hujan lestari di wilayah tersebut. Perusahaan asing telah tiba di sana untuk mengusulkan proyek REDD; yang telah menimbulkan konflik. Masyarakat sekitar menolak proyek-proyek tersebut dan mengorganisir perlawanan.