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Human Rights Watch report accuses Cambodia REDD+ project of abuses, slams Verra for failing to act

Published 00:01 on February 29, 2024 / Last updated at 10:06 on March 6, 2024 / / Asia Pacific (Asia), Nature-based Carbon (Forestry), Net Zero Transition (Power/Electrification), Voluntary (VCM Governance)

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A long-awaited report by Human Rights Watch (HRW) investigating a Cambodian REDD+ project has found developers failed to obtain free, prior, and informed consent (FPIC) from Indigenous communities, some of whom are said to have been arrested and had their livelihoods destroyed as a result of the scheme’s operations, though the developer strongly refutes the findings.
A long-awaited report by Human Rights Watch (HRW) investigating a Cambodian REDD+ project has found developers failed to obtain free, prior, and informed consent (FPIC) from Indigenous communities, some of whom are said to have been arrested and had their livelihoods destroyed as a result of the scheme’s operations, though the developer strongly refutes the findings.


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