Areas of the Baixo Seruini Indigenous Land, inhabited by the Apurinã people in the southern Amazonas, were sold by the company Nemus in a project that promises to preserve the forest and generate carbon credits. The Prosecutor’s Office recommended the suspension of the project in December 2022; however, InfoAmazonia identified that negotiations are still ongoing on the internet.
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Shell affiliate accused of violating Indigenous rights in carbon credit contracts
Indigenous people claim that Carbonext allegedly pressured communities to sign documents with blank sheets. The company denies the accusations and, shortly after allegations of rights violations and non-compliance with international conventions in suspicious contracts on indigenous lands in the Amazon, withdrew from the business.
Booming soy industry could threaten Brazil’s climate commitments
Soy production is booming — but researchers are warning that the soy industry’s rise could be the downfall of Brazil’s climate commitments.
Peru’s climate commitments threatened by advancing oil palm
The way Peru is pushing the production of oil palm in the Amazon is weakening these pledges.
Threatened indigenous forests store more than half the Amazon’s carbon
New study asserts lax, nonexistent land rights put indigenous-held forests at risk of development