International: Forest And Indigenous Groups Reject Cancún Forest Deal: REDD Will Violate ...

International: Forest And Indigenous Groups Reject Cancún Forest Deal: REDD Will Violate Rights, Accelerate Emissions, Groups Warn Indigenous and environmental rights groups warn that an agreement on REDD (Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation) at the upcoming UN climate change conference in Cancun, Mexico will spell disaster for forest peoples worldwide, limiting the rights of indigenous and peasant people over their territories. The real solution, the groups argue, is...

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