Indigenous people in Kenya reject attempts to re-start troubled carbon credit project

Indigenous people in Kenya reject attempts to re-start troubled carbon credit project

A carbon credit project which Meta and Netflix have used stands accused of coercion of Indigenous people. Indigenous people in Northern Kenya have accused the controversial conservation organisation Northern Rangelands Trust of “tricks and dishonest dealings”. And they’ve denounced its attempt to revive its notorious and twice-suspended Northern Kenya Grassland Carbon Project. Northern Rangelands Trust is pushing Indigenous communities in the pr…

Verra reinstates Northern Kenya grassland carbon project following community approval process

Carbon standard Verra has reinstated the Northern Kenya Grassland Carbon Project after a community formally reaffirmed its participation through a process conducted in line with Kenyan law.

Indigenous Herders Resist New Contracts as Kenya’s Largest Carbon Project Unravels

Maasai people in the Leparua Conservancy speak out against the new carbon credit agreements NRT is trying to get them to sign. © Leparua community member NAIROBI — Indigenous pastoralist communities in northern Kenya are pushing back against a renewed attempt by the Northern Rangelands Trust (NRT) to revive its troubled Northern Kenya Grassland Carbon Project (NKGCP), the world’s largest soil-carbon offset scheme, after two suspensions by the ca…

Kenya: Indigenous people reject attempts to re-start troubled carbon credit project

Project used by Meta and Netflix accused of coercion of Indigenous people Accusing the controversial conservation organization Northern Rangelands Trust (NRT) of “tricks and dishonest dealings,” Indigenous people in Northern Kenya have denounced its attempt to revive its notorious and twice-suspended Northern Kenya Grassland Carbon Project (NKGCP). NRT is pushing Indigenous communities in the project area to sign agreements that are presented as…