Monday, September 18, 2023
Carbon Markets and Rights: Indigenous Peoples' Perspectives on the Approval of ART TREES Credits in Guyana
5:00–7:00 p.m.
Smart Classroom 220, Vanderbilt Hall
40 Washington Square South
NY
,10012
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In December 2022, the Architecture for REDD+ Transactions (ART) issued Guyana the first set of carbon credits globally under The REDD+ Environmental Excellence Standard (TREES). The Government of Guyana subsequently sold a portion of them as part of a ten-year deal to the Hess Oil Company, which is among the oil companies drilling offshore the country, for a reported US$750 million.
Guyana’s ART accreditation has generated significant public debate in Guyana and globally, including over concerns that the carbon credit deal violated indigenous peoples’ rights. This event will hear directly from indigenous peoples’ representatives at the forefront of raising these concerns. It will feature perspectives from the Amerindian Peoples Association (APA), a national Guyanese indigenous peoples’ rights NGO, the South Rupununi District Council (SRDC), the representative institution for the primarily Wapichan villages of the South Rupununi in Guyana, and the Mesoamerican Alliance of Peoples and Forests (AMPB), a network of 10 indigenous and local community organizations in Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica and Panama. It will consider the broader implications and lessons learned from Guyana’s experience as the first country accredited under the TREES standard.
Panelists:- Laura George, Amerindian Peoples Association
- Immaculata Casimero, South Rupununi District Council
- Levi Sucre Romero, Mesoamerican Alliance of Peoples and Forests
Moderator: David Kaimowitz, International Land & Forest Tenure Facility
For any inquiries, please contact sienna.merope@nyu.edu
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| This event is a collaborative effort by the Amerindian Peoples Association, the South Rupununi District Council, the Global Justice Clinic at NYU School of Law, the Forest Peoples Programme, and the Rainforest Foundation-US. |
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