REDD "2nd MAY REVOLT" at the UNPFII ( REDD, CDM)

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NEWS REEL © SommerFilms, by Rebecca Sommer. www.sommerfilms.org. Additional footage and pics courtesy: Arthur Manuel

Background:
Indigenous Peoples representatives and organizations held a protest 2 May 2008 conclusion of the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues (UNPFII) in New York.
They were angered by the final Climate Change report of the Permanent Forum, which ignored Indigenous Peoples stated concerns about Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Degradation (REDD), Clean Development Mechanism (CDM).
During the two weeks of the UNPFII, Indigenous community representatives testified about the injustices associated with the clean development mechanism projects and asked that the UNPFII not promote the projects. However, in the final report, their testimony was ignored. The final report of the UNPFII hails World Bank-funded carbon trading as "good examples" of partnership.
Carbon trade is a system whereby companies are allowed to emit a limited amount of carbon dioxide, a gas linked to global warming. If a company does not "use up" all its carbon credits, it can sell them on the carbon market, allowing the buyer to pollute more.
Companies can also buy into "carbon offset" schemes. The idea behind this is that the polluter can "offset" the carbon it has emitted by helping to finance a "clean energy" development, or a REDD project.
At first glance these ideas may seem good. However, there are many problems with this market-based approach.
In promoting the clean development mechanism projects and carbon trading, the Permanent Forum is allowing big emitters of greenhouse gases to continue to pollute.
In other words, big corporations can buy and sell the right to pollute.

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[CarrieDannShoshone]

Carbon trading is STUPID!

[RazorVrakking]

What did anyone think? The World Bank was never set up to help anyone but a small number elite.

[diliprai]

My indigenous brothers and sisters we have to fight against this western disease so call corporate, globalization and industrialization. Greetings from Kirati. native of the Himalayas, Nepal. Like all other indigenous people of the world, my land was invaded by Aryan from northern India in 330AD. Kirat ancient civilization was destroyed and our language, culture and religion were suppressed by these invaders. Today we are fighting back.

watch this video ==> " Kiratas:the Himalayas Race"

[babyteal2]

I believe much of what Indigenous people contribute to these discussions is often supported by the average Western person who has some understanding of the motives and plans of the World Bank, IMF and the like. I think what is important is for Indigenous people to find a way to include their non-indigenous supporters in their fight. It's a paradox whereby the more Indigenous people define themselves as somewhat distinct from others, the less support their claims can recieve.

[maiwandwal]

carbon trade is a tax on air!

Taxes:

air water food death life - wats left??/ tax on ur spirit bcoz it takes too much energy and room??? perhaps thought tax???

One day we may have some leaders who actually listena and care abt humanity.

Let them speak!!!!!

[seyoumeye]

This is a giant step for mankind! It is time to empower the African bushman, the Australian aborigine and many other groups in these initiatives.

[melvinleopoo]

a good majority of the others didn't either

[mohtheshmoo]

RazorVrakking discoveriesintl

To rid the world of debt we must rid ourselves of the World Bank and the IMF.

Nations must print their peoples money only and send back all the present World Bank and IMF money to them. This is our full payment back to them and we can deliver all their counterfeit money to their front lawn. All the countries and the world are now out of debt. It is that simple. Force your local politician to start printing the peoples money. Spread this around to everyone.

[academianon]

This story is so inspiring, thank you for posting this.

[discoveriesintl]

this sums up the 'stitch-up' that we are all labouring under on a macrocosmic scale ! when will the 97% wake up and take their power back form the 3% ?

[humanrightstruth]

24 Sept 2008UN Admits REDD Could Threaten Indigenous Peoples:

-deprive communities of their legitimate land-development aspirations

-hard-fought gains in forest management practices might be wasted

- cause the lock-up of forests by decoupling conservation from development

-erode culturally rooted not-for-profit conservation values

-REDD benefits in some circumstances may have to be traded off against other social, economic or environmental benefits