The potential perils of forest carbon contracts for developing countries
Cases from Africa
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 23730413 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Kyla Tienhaara (0000-0001-7148-7686, Queen's University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2018 |
| Pages | 315-336 |
| Publication date | 2018-01-16 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | CHAPTER |
| Venue | Green Grabbing (SOURCE_BOOK) |
| Publisher | Routledge (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.9774/gleaf.9781315829654_15 |
| OpenAlex | W2027159795 |
| ISBN | 9781315829654 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 12 |
The importance of law, and investment contracts in particular, has been noted in recent discussions around ‘land grabbing’. This article extends a legal analysis to what has been termed ‘green grabbing’ in this special issue and argues that the contracts that shape foreign investment in carbon sequestration projects can pose substantial material risks for governments, local communities and even the environment. Investment contracts also present a formidable obstacle to the implementation of initiatives aimed at recognizing the rights of forest-dwelling peoples, particularly the right to participate in decision-making. The article draws on the experience of developing countries with the negotiation of investment contracts in traditional natural resource sectors and a small number of contracts from Sub-Saharan Africa that specifically deal with carbon sequestration to illustrate the problems that may arise in this new area of foreign investment.
Business · Developing country · Economic growth · Economics · Natural resource economics · Corporate Law and Human Rights · Environmental law and policy · Mining and Resource Management
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Governing and implementing Redd
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Carbon sequestration in Africa
Carbon Offsets and Inequality
Capturing the Value of Forest Carbon for Local Livelihoods
Forest Voices
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Climate fraud and carbon colonialism
Carbon forestry and agrarian change
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |