La gran ruleta REDD

Friends of the Earth International (FoEI) critiques the REDD (Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation) mechanism, claiming it exacerbates land tenure conflicts, threatens food security, and allows industrial polluters in the Global North to avoid domestic emission cuts. Through case studies in Indonesia, Mozambique, and Peru, the report illustrates failures in carbon accounting, financial instability, and the marginalization of Indigenous peoples. FoEI proposes an alternative model of community forest management, citing Bolivia's proposal to the UNFCCC as a viable path toward climate justice and sustainable forest preservation.

• REDD is characterized as a 'false solution' because it facilitates the continued use of fossil fuels through carbon offsets and exacerbates existing tensions regarding land tenure and resource rights.
• The mechanism allows industries in developed regions, such as California, to increase pollution by using REDD projects in Mexico and Brazil as offsets, exemplified by the Chevron refinery in Richmond.
• The Kalimantan Forests and Climate Partnership (KFCP) in Indonesia failed to meet its goals, was plagued by a lack of community consultation, ignored Dayak traditional knowledge, and was abruptly discontinued by the Australian government in 2013.
• The N’hambita Community Carbon Project in Mozambique suffered from severe methodological errors, financial failure due to crashing carbon prices, and contracts that bound illiterate farmers to care for trees for 99 years while receiving payments for only seven.
• In Peru, REDD+ is used as 'greenwashing' for companies and to promote economic growth goals, such as 'carbon-positive' agriculture and forestry, while the state continues to grant oil and gas concessions over 70% of the Peruvian Amazon.
• REDD projects often treat forests merely as 'carbon sinks,' ignoring biodiversity and the cultural relationship Indigenous peoples have with their lands, which can lead to the criminalization of traditional agricultural practices.
• The report argues that community-managed forests are more effective at reducing deforestation than strictly protected areas and are compatible with human rights instruments like the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples.
• Bolivia has proposed an alternative to the 'REDD mentality' at the UNFCCC, focusing on the sustainable and integral management of forests based on traditional practices and the rights of Mother Earth.

APA

Hall, R. (2014). La gran ruleta REDD. Friends of the Earth International. https://www.foei.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/La-gran-ruleta-REDD.pdf

Chicago

Hall, Ronnie. La gran ruleta REDD. Friends of the Earth International, 2014. https://www.foei.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/La-gran-ruleta-REDD.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{hall2014gran, author = {Hall, Ronnie}, title = {{La gran ruleta REDD}}, institution = {Friends of the Earth International}, year = {2014}, month = oct, url = {https://www.foei.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/La-gran-ruleta-REDD.pdf}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }