Avoided Deforestation (REDD) and Indigenous Peoples: experiences, challenges and opportunities in the Amazon context

Avoided Deforestation (REDD) and Indigenous Peoples: experiences, challenges and opportunities in the Amazon context

Instituto Socioambiental and Forest Trends, 2010

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This book published by the Instituto Socioambiental, with support from partner institution Forest Trends, seeks to provide a source of information and reflections which can be useful for the discussion and implementation of REDD projects in indigenous lands, in Brazil, and other Amazon countries.

Contents include:
– Indigenous Lands and the Climate Crisis
– Forest Resources in Indigenous Territories and REDD Projects in the Amazon Basin
– A Legal Opinion on the Ownership of Carbon Credits Generated by Forest Activities on Indigenous Lands in Brazil
– The Surui Project: Building Indigenous Peoples’ Capacity for Informed Engagement with REDD Finance
– Legal Aspects of the Surui Carbon Project