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Indigenous groups in Guyana raise alarm over historic issuance of carbon credits by Norwegian-funded certifier

News December 23, 2022 / By: Ann Danaiya Usher

The government of Guyana has been issued 33 million tonnes worth of forest carbon credits by ART, a certifier funded by Norway, and it has sold them to a US oil company. Indigenous groups say the government has sold off something that is not theirs to sell, and they do not rule out legal action. Rainforest Foundation US calls it a “dangerous precedent.”

Guyana bilde - Kaieteur Falls Photo by Dallas Reeves on Flickr.jpg — Kaieteur Falls (Photo by Dallas Reeves / Department of Public Information, Guyana)

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Special report

Indigenous groups in Guyana raise alarm over historic issuance of carbon credits by Norwegian-funded certifier

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