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A growing body of research is reaffirming what leading carbon project developers already know: The social integrity of greenhouse gas programmes is as vital as their ecological performance. A new paper by the Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR) and World Agroforestry places this principle at the core of what it defines as 'high integrity carbon’ (HIC) credits. Joyful local community members hand-harvesting ripe coffee cherries on a sunlit African plantation. AI generated picture. The report finds that while environmental...
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The Guyana Government has announced a significant increase in the share of revenue from its carbon credits deal with Hess Corporation allocated to Indigenous communities. Despite a drop in total earnings from the deal this year, the government is...
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In a significant development, the National Assembly of Guyana has given the green light to a $148 million supplementary funding package. The funds are earmarked for direct disbursements to Guyana's Indigenous communities and climate adaptation...
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Environmental NGO Re:wild has introduced the Kawari Fund, a new initiative to promote the inclusive involvement of Indigenous peoples and local communities in the voluntary carbon market. The fund, unveiled on 28 April at the UN Permanent Forum on...
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Investment in nature-based solutions could create up to 20 million new jobs worldwide, particularly in rural areas, according to a report by the International Labour Organization (ILO), the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), and the...
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Parents and students from pastoralist communities in Nasuulu, Oldonyiro, and Biliqo Bulesa Community Conservancies in Isiolo County, Kenya, have a reason to celebrate as the first-ever bursary fund from the sale of carbon credits was unveiled,...
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