Las falaces “Soluciones Basadas en la Naturaleza” no resolverán la crisis climática. Son puro maquillaje verde empresarial.

A statement by Friends of the Earth International arguing that 'Nature-based Solutions' (NbS) are a form of corporate greenwashing used by governments and companies to avoid deep emission cuts, potentially leading to land grabbing and human rights violations in the Global South.

• The concept of 'Nature-based Solutions' is criticized as a vague framework that can be used to justify harmful practices, such as monoculture tree plantations, under the guise of carbon capture and removal to meet Paris Agreement goals.
• The 'net zero' target is described as a fantasy that allows developed nations and corporations to evade their responsibility for immediate emission reductions by relying on unproven carbon removal technologies and the natural carbon cycle, which operates on a different timescale than fossil fuel emissions.
• Nature-based Solutions are viewed as a distraction promoted by companies like BP, Shell, and Coca-Cola to avoid drastic cuts in fossil fuel emissions and as a mechanism for corporate profit, with the UN Principles for Responsible Investment estimating the market value at $7.7 trillion.
• The implementation of these solutions poses a significant risk of land grabbing in the Global South. For example, the oil company ENI is cited for its gas extraction project in Mozambique and its plan to plant millions of hectares of forests in Africa, which the document characterizes as a 'double land grab'.
• The document argues that instead of NbS, the world needs structural changes to stop nature's destruction, immediate emission cuts by developed countries, climate financing and reparations for the Global South, and the protection of Indigenous peoples' rights.

APA

Chandrasekaran, K. (2021). Las falaces “Soluciones Basadas en la Naturaleza” no resolverán la crisis climática. Son puro maquillaje verde empresarial. Friends of the Earth International. https://www.foei.org/es/las-falaces-soluciones-basadas-en-la-naturaleza-no-resolveran-la-crisis-climatica-son-puro-maquillaje-verde-empresarial/

Chicago

Chandrasekaran, Kirtana. Las falaces “Soluciones Basadas en la Naturaleza” no resolverán la crisis climática. Son puro maquillaje verde empresarial. Friends of the Earth International, 2021. https://www.foei.org/es/las-falaces-soluciones-basadas-en-la-naturaleza-no-resolveran-la-crisis-climatica-son-puro-maquillaje-verde-empresarial/.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@misc{chandrasekaran2021las, author = {Chandrasekaran, Kirtana}, title = {{Las falaces “Soluciones Basadas en la Naturaleza” no resolverán la crisis climática. Son puro maquillaje verde empresarial.}}, publisher = {Friends of the Earth International}, year = {2021}, month = dec, url = {https://www.foei.org/es/las-falaces-soluciones-basadas-en-la-naturaleza-no-resolveran-la-crisis-climatica-son-puro-maquillaje-verde-empresarial/}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }