Press Conference: Carbon piracy and land conflicts in the Peruvian Amazon. The reality of REDD in Peru
A new report published by Peruvian indigenous organisations, AIDESEP, FENAMAD and CARE, and international human rights organisation the Forest Peoples Programme (FPP), reveals the impact that REDD projects and programmes are already having on the lives of indigenous peoples. The reality of REDD+ in Peru: Between theory and practice - Indigenous Amazonian Peoples’ analyses and alternatives finds that REDD pilot projects run by some NGOs and companies are already undermining the rights of indigenous peoples, and are leading to carbon piracy and conflicts over land and resources. Persistent advocacy efforts by indigenous peoples’ organisations to secure respect for the fundamental rights of indigenous peoples have resulted in some government commitments to modify national REDD programmes financed by the World Bank. Nevertheless, solid guarantees for respect of these rights are yet to materialise.
PRESS BRIEFING AT COP17, DURBAN: 30 NOVEMBER, 1.30-2.00pm: Room Kosi Palm (ICC MR 21 ABCG) – International Convention Center, Durban.
Contacts at UNFCCC COP17 in Durban: Roberto Espinoza Llanos (AIDESEP), Email: ayamtai08@gmail.com, Jorge Payaba Cachique (FENAMAD), Email: jcaibopayaba@yahoo.es, Conrad Feather (FPP), Tel: +44 7792979817, Email: conrad@forestpeoples.org