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Investigation alleges Indigenous rights ignored by Colombian REDD+ project

Published 05:00 on May 16, 2025 / Last updated at 02:38 on May 16, 2025 / / Americas (Compliance Markets & Taxes, LATAM & Caribbean, US & Canada), Nature-based Carbon (Forestry), Voluntary (VCM Governance)

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A journalistic alliance has alleged that a REDD+ project in the Colombian Amazon failed to obtain free, prior, and informed consent (FPIC) from Indigenous peoples, while records show millions of its carbon credits were bought and retired by a major oil firm.
A journalistic alliance has alleged that a REDD+ project in the Colombian Amazon failed to obtain free, prior, and informed consent (FPIC) from Indigenous peoples, while records show millions of its carbon credits were bought and retired by a major oil firm.


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