Three Basins Summit Statement

The statement criticizes the Three Basins Summit for marginalizing civil society and ignoring the expansion of oil and gas blocks in the Amazon, Congo, and Southeast Asian basins. The signatories call for a just energy transition, a global moratorium on industrial activities in primary forests, and the legal recognition of Indigenous territories to ensure effective forest protection.

• The Three Basins initiative is criticized for lacking attention to the impacts of extractive industries and for marginalizing civil society and rights-holders, appearing more focused on carbon markets than human rights.
• Substantial areas of intact tropical forests in the three basins overlap with oil and gas blocks: 65 million hectares (13%) in the Amazon Basin, over 72 million hectares (39%) in the Congo Basin, and more than 34.8 million hectares (nearly 20%) in Southeast Asia.
• The signatories advocate for a transition away from extractivism toward a just energy transition and sustainable economies, calling for a global moratorium on industrial activities in primary and priority forests.
• The document demands the legal protection and demarcation of forest communities' lands, the upholding of free, prior and informed consent for Indigenous Peoples, and the protection of environmental defenders.
• The international community, specifically global north governments, is urged to reduce consumption of forest-destroying commodities and implement a new funding architecture including a global carbon levy and debt relief.

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@misc{trendasiandthree, author = {{Trend Asia}}, title = {{Three Basins Summit Statement}}, publisher = {Trend Asia}, url = {https://trendasia.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Three-Basins-Summit-Statement_EN-2.pdf}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }