Indigenous benefits and carbon offset schemes: An Australian case study |
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Institution: | 1. CSTM, Twente Centre for Studies in Technology and Sustainable Development, University of Twente, Postbus 217, 7500 AE Enschede, The Netherlands;2. Centro de Investigaciones en Geografía Ambiental, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM), Antigua Carretera a Pátzcuaro 8701, CP 58190 Morelia, Michoacán, Mexico;3. Durrell Institute of Conservation and Ecology, School of Anthropology and Conservation, University of Kent, Canterbury CT2 7UH, England, UK;4. School of Geography, University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT, UK |
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Abstract: | The nexus between human rights and the environment is a key issue for climate policymakers and Indigenous peoples around the world. We combine national spatial, social and biological datasets from Australia to describe where Indigenous carbon projects are happening, why Indigenous people are participating, and how effective these schemes might be at marrying Indigenous co-benefit, biodiversity and carbon emission mitigation goals. Our study shows that many Indigenous people engage in carbon offset schemes as part of their broader cultural responsibility for landscapes, and that they seek to grow the relationship between social and ecological benefits. It also highlights the challenges associated with designing carbon offset schemes that address the impacts of climate change and respond to Indigenous peoples’ world views about what is required to sustain cultural-social-ecological systems. |
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Keywords: | Climate change Indigenous rights Carbon offsets scheme Co-benefits Environmental planting |
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