This is an interesting overview article in the Guardian that highlights some of the concerns with including tropical forests in carbon markets. One of our grantees in Ghana (Civic Response, grant number 50-592, 2004) is quoted:
“Without quick and robust investment in securing forest-community rights, these carbon markets will further marginalize the poorest of the poor,” said Kyeretwie Opoku, of Civic Response, a Ghanaian justice group.
“Even the World Bank is saying that this is the social justice issue of our generation.”
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