La nature n’est pas à vendre !

A collective declaration by 136 organisations opposing biodiversity offsets, arguing that nature cannot be traded as a commodity and that such mechanisms facilitate financial speculation and the avoidance of stricter environmental legislation.

• The document argues that biodiversity offsets are an ineffective model because biodiversity is intrinsically linked to specific human and cultural landscapes, meaning destruction in one location cannot be balanced by actions elsewhere.
• Biodiversity offset mechanisms are viewed as a way for financial institutions to create new markets for speculation amidst economic uncertainty and increasing demand for energy and natural resources.
• The use of offsets is criticised for allowing companies to bypass more restrictive legislation and undermine local opposition to destructive projects to maintain an unsustainable model.
• In Brazil, the government and the development bank BNDES are promoting policies that prioritise offsetting over prevention, which has led to severe violations of indigenous peoples' rights.
• The signatory organisations propose that nature be managed democratically as a common good, prioritising the rights of local communities over market-based principles.

APA

admin (2013). La nature n’est pas à vendre ! Friends of the Earth International. https://www.foei.org/fr/la-nature-nest-pas-a-vendre/

Chicago

admin. La nature n’est pas à vendre ! Friends of the Earth International, 2013. https://www.foei.org/fr/la-nature-nest-pas-a-vendre/.

Wikipedia

{{cite press release |last1=admin |title=La nature n’est pas à vendre ! |publisher=Friends of the Earth International |date=17 December 2013 |url=https://www.foei.org/fr/la-nature-nest-pas-a-vendre/ |access-date=17 August 2026 |via=Climate Insights Directory}}

BibTeX

@misc{admin2013nature, author = {admin}, title = {{La nature n’est pas à vendre !}}, publisher = {Friends of the Earth International}, year = {2013}, month = dec, url = {https://www.foei.org/fr/la-nature-nest-pas-a-vendre/}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }