Report shows policy gaps in safeguarding the carbon rights of forest communities

Mongabay
May 8, 2025, 9:49 am41 pts
An absence of government legal and policy reforms is impacting the rights of Indigenous, Afro-descendant peoples and local communities associated with carbon programs in 33 countries in Asia, Africa and Latin America, according to a recent report. The report, published by advocacy group Rights and Resources…

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