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Indigenous group challenges grievance mechanism of new forest carbon standard

News July 06, 2023 / By: Ann Danaiya Usher

The grievance mechanism of the Norwegian-funded forest carbon standard ART is being tested for the first time by a Guyanese NGO which argues that the process nullifies the ability to make any substantive complaints. The group claims indigenous peoples were not properly consulted when carbon credits from their forests were approved. The credits have been sold to an American oil company.

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