CONTEXT AND ORIGIN
After 15 years since the launch of REDD+ and the expectation that countries would implement their ENAREDD+, it is true that there has been widespread failure, with exceptions such as Costa Rica.
It is important that REDD+ sets the conditions for a high integrity carbon market, which includes guaranteeing the rights of Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities.
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From 2020 onwards, some companies have started to buy carbon directly from countries, but the lack of control in some cases and the need to substitute functions that should have been performed by ENAREDD+ in terms of safeguards have led to the emergence of what is now known as “High Integrity Carbon Credit Certification”, in which initiatives such as the LEAF Coalition are playing an important role.
However, it is important to recognize that the mechanisms and tools proposed by ART TREES to certify these credits are not sufficient to guarantee our rights in the carbon market. It is essential to continue working on the development of more robust and transparent mechanisms that protect our rights and meet the expectations of both the countries and communities involved.
Faced with this situation, leaders of member organizations of AMPB, we worked on the “Proposal for an additional layer on the rights of Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities within the ART TREES standard”.
OBJECTIVE
Establish a proposal to improve the integrity of jurisdictional transactions of the ART TREES standard and respect for the rights of Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities (IPs and LCs).
7 KEY POINTS FOR ADDRESSING
DEFICIENCIES IN ART TREES STANDARDS PROPOSAL
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Propuesta de capa adicional para el estándar ART TREES (Arquitectura para Transacciones REDD+)
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Proposal for additional provisions for the ART TREES (Architecture for REDD+ Transactions) standard
