Without proper consultation, leaders were persuaded to accept a carbon project on indigenous lands in the Amazon, with the promise that the money would fund a university in the villages; Funai (National Indian Foundation) was unaware of pre-contracts and states that negotiations may be annulled.
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Forest fragmentation’s carbon bomb: 736 million tonnes C02 annually
When forests are slashed into fragments, winds dry out the edges leading to dying trees and rising temperatures. Now, a new study finds another worrisome impact of forest fragmentation: carbon emissions.
GlobalPost: Map shows why we must save rain forests to stop climate change
Scientists have long known that halting climate change will be impossible without stopping the destruction of the world’s forests.