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Colombia Indigenous people’s REDD+ lawsuit progressing could set precedent in voluntary carbon market

Published 21:59 on May 19, 2023  /  Last updated at 21:59 on May 19, 2023  / /  Americas, Nature-based, South & Central, Voluntary

Colombia’s High Court has selected to hear a lawsuit from an Indigenous group against a REDD+ project within their territory in the Amazon rainforest, potentially setting a precedent for drawing legal limits on similar voluntary carbon market (VCM) projects in the country, a media alliance reported Thursday.
Colombia’s High Court has selected to hear a lawsuit from an Indigenous group against a REDD+ project within their territory in the Amazon rainforest, potentially setting a precedent for drawing legal limits on similar voluntary carbon market (VCM) projects in the country, a media alliance reported Thursday.


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