Americas > INTERVIEW: Colombia shakes voluntary carbon market by codifying Indigenous right of ‘cultural objection’ to projects

INTERVIEW: Colombia shakes voluntary carbon market by codifying Indigenous right of ‘cultural objection’ to projects

Published 18:09 on May 12, 2025  /  Last updated at 18:09 on May 12, 2025  / /  Americas, Nature-based, South & Central, Voluntary

Colombian carbon project developers were blindsided last week by a decree that granted ‘cultural objection’ as an extension of Indigenous sovereignty and ‘free, prior, and informed consent’ (FPIC) – but they should not have been, according to a Colombian environmental lawyer.
Colombian carbon project developers were blindsided last week by a decree that granted ‘cultural objection’ as an extension of Indigenous sovereignty and ‘free, prior, and informed consent’ (FPIC) – but they should not have been, according to a Colombian environmental lawyer.


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