Human Rights Activists, Environmentalists Condemn Talks to Include Forests in Carbon Trading

by Affan Laghari on August 23, 2008

Human rights organizations are struggling against developing nations to stop the new carbon trading proposal that encompasses tropical forests in it. Delegates of 100+ countries are set to gather in Ghana to discuss if forests should be a part of the growing international carbon market. If this gets approved, the developing world would be able to acquire carbon credits from not cutting trees. Demolition of these trees results in a . The move is expected to boost prices of forest land which is of concern to activists.

Tropical Forests in Carbon Trading

Human rights groups say if forests become part of carbon trading, this would result in a ‘land grab’ and would negatively affect millions of inhabitants. and the also condemn this step claiming that this would weaken carbon price and only the rich will get to benefit from this.

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