Indigenous-led coalition calls for moratorium on terrestrial carbon trade

  • The Pathways Alliance for Change and Transformation (PACT), a coalition of Indigenous, community and nonprofit organizations, published a paper in September 2023 calling for a moratorium on the forest carbon trade out of concern for the rights of Indigenous peoples and local communities.
  • PACT says a pause in selling carbon credits is needed until protections for the land rights of these communities are laid out “explicitly, proactively, and comprehensively.”
  • In December at the U.N. climate conference in Dubai, carbon markets experienced a setback after negotiators failed to agree on…

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