Organisation

Nature4Climate, the Integrity Council for the Voluntary Carbon Market (ICVCM) and the Environmental Defense Fund

Description

This event will hear from members of Indigenous communities and their experience with carbon finance through the voluntary carbon market (VCM). The objectives are to:

Highlight the importance of the application of social and environmental safeguards as part of high-integrity VCM.

Showcase examples of how carbon finance has supported nature-based solutions and IPs and LCs sustainable development within their territories.

Identify key challenges and action-steps toward scaling-up Indigenous engagement and Indigenous benefits into VCM finance and projects.

Outline the work already done by the ICVCM to include IPs and LCs rights and concerns into the CCPs and Assessment Framework.

Speakers

Mere Takoko (Ngāti Porou, Te Whānau a Apanui, Rongowhakaata), Vice President, Conservation International Aotearoa (NZ)

Fermin Chimatani Tayori, Leader of the Harakbut people of Madre de Dios Peru and president of Anecap

Isack Bryson, Hadzabe community member and project manager, Carbon Tanzania

Melena Pollard, Toshao (leader) of River’s View, Guyana

Navy Kroeung, Bunong community member and village coordinator for the Keo Seima project (WCS) in Cambodia

Moderator: Mark Moroge, Vice President of Natural Climate Solutions at Environmental Defense Fund

Welcome: Angela Churie Kallhauge (ICVCM) and Patricia da Matta (N4C

Language

EN - SP