The financial sector’s hostile take over of nature

A statement by Friends of the Earth International criticizing the 'financialisation' of nature, specifically the use of industrial-scale tree plantations as financial assets and carbon sinks, which the organization argues leads to environmental destruction and human rights violations.

• The financial sector is 'financialising' nature by creating new financial assets and ownership rights, a process that reduces the value of the environment to its financial utility and makes scarcity lucrative.
• Industrial-scale tree plantations are being marketed as 'carbon sinks' to generate tradeable carbon credits, which the document claims is a 'patently false solution' that allows industrialized nations and corporations to continue emitting carbon dioxide.
• Large-scale tree plantations differ from native forests and cause significant negative impacts, including the displacement of communities, pesticide pollution, loss of biodiversity, and violations of the rights of Indigenous People.
• Financial markets and elites are exerting increasing influence over economic policy, leading the state to serve financial interests over civil society and resulting in greater environmental and social exploitation.

APA

admin (2013). The financial sector’s hostile take over of nature. Friends of the Earth International. https://www.foei.org/the-financial-sectors-hostile-take-over-of-nature/

Chicago

admin. The financial sector’s hostile take over of nature. Friends of the Earth International, 2013. https://www.foei.org/the-financial-sectors-hostile-take-over-of-nature/.

Wikipedia

{{cite press release |last1=admin |title=The financial sector’s hostile take over of nature |publisher=Friends of the Earth International |date=20 September 2013 |url=https://www.foei.org/the-financial-sectors-hostile-take-over-of-nature/ |access-date=17 August 2026 |via=Climate Insights Directory}}

BibTeX

@misc{admin2013financial, author = {admin}, title = {{The financial sector’s hostile take over of nature}}, publisher = {Friends of the Earth International}, year = {2013}, month = sep, url = {https://www.foei.org/the-financial-sectors-hostile-take-over-of-nature/}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }