Crippa, Leonardo A. --- "REDD+: its potential to melt the glacial resistance to recognize human rights and indigenous peoples’ rights at the World Bank" [2013] ELECD 238; in Abate, S. Randall; Kronk, Ann Elizabeth (eds), "Climate Change and Indigenous Peoples" (Edward Elgar Publishing, 2013) 123

Book Title: Climate Change and Indigenous Peoples

Editor(s): Abate, S. Randall; Kronk, Ann Elizabeth

Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing

ISBN (hard cover): 9781781001790

Section: Chapter 7

Section Title: REDD+: its potential to melt the glacial resistance to recognize human rights and indigenous peoples’ rights at the World Bank

Author(s): Crippa, Leonardo A.

Number of pages: 25

Abstract/Description:

This chapter examines the human rights challenges facing the World Bank (the Bank) as it undertakes a role in climate change and carbon finance initiatives. The Bank is taking an increasingly central role as the gateway for carbon finance programs including projects for Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Degradation (REDD+). A growing portion of the Bank’s funding is designated to address REDD+ projects, which allow investors to purchase carbon credits from developing countries with forest stocks. Much of the land targeted for REDD+ projects belongs to indigenous peoples. Both states and international intergovernmental organizations (IIOs) created and governed by states, such as the Bank, must respect human rights. There is a widely recognized international law obligation to respect human rights of all individuals subject to states’ jurisdiction.