Americas > Peru court demands land titling, nullified concessions in one of most-credited REDD carbon projects

Peru court demands land titling, nullified concessions in one of most-credited REDD carbon projects

Published 16:38 on December 18, 2024  /  Last updated at 16:38 on December 18, 2024  / /  Americas, Nature-based, South & Central, Voluntary

A judge in the San Martin region of Peru has ruled against several government agencies and an NGO developer that manages one of the world’s biggest historical issuers of REDD credits, in favour of Indigenous peoples, ordering the state to apply land titles to ancestral lands, nullify some forest concessions, and conduct community consultations with benefit-sharing.
A judge in the San Martin region of Peru has ruled against several government agencies and an NGO developer that manages one of the world’s biggest historical issuers of REDD credits, in favour of Indigenous peoples, ordering the state to apply land titles to ancestral lands, nullify some forest concessions, and conduct community consultations with benefit-sharing.


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