Criticism can only help the carbon market.
Are carbon offsets effective? Recent investigations and exposé articles have exposed significant issues regarding the integrity of nature-based carbon offsetting. But criticism can only help the carbon market.
In this video, we explore legitimate offsetting projects that effectively reduce and mitigate emissions, such as Kenya's Vanga Blue Forest community-based mangrove conservation project. We also discuss how financial transparency and gender equity are core components of project oversight and organization and how national forums recognise the need for enhanced nature-based carbon market governance. Let's review the current projects and see if they deliver on their carbon, community, and biodiversity promises.
It's time to make the market work specifically for communities and countries, creating a north-south revenue stream that values nature and where carbon offsets can be protected if done right. Join us in this journey towards creating high-integrity nature-based carbon offsets that can provide multiple benefits and be accountable and verifiable. Let's take action and make a difference.
Read the full story here: https://url.grida.no/40lfyRO
Year: 2023
From album: Blue Carbon
Produced by: GRID-Arendal