Redd Lights: Who Owns the Carbon Forests and Trees?

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August 10, 2011
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Antonio G.M. LaViña (Ateneo School of Government) and Owen J. Lynch (College of Law, University of the Philippines)

This paper argues in favor of the ownership by indigenous peoples and local communities of carbon in forests and trees and that such ownership could be the basis of social accountability that should be mainstreamed in implementing what is popularly known as the REDD-Plus mechanism.

In making the case that indigenous peoples and local communities have ownership of carbon in forests and trees, the authors review the evolution of the international law on the rights of indigenous peoples and local communities and use examples from all over the world and especially from the Philippines.

Download the report from the RRI website here.

 

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