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"In the village plazas of Pando, a remote northern Amazonian region of Bolivia,
the main talk is no longer just about the next harvest. One pressing issue is
the “invisible air” being sold to foreigners who regularly visit their
communities.
In June 2024, the country’s constitutional court struck down the ban on a
funding mechanism linked to carbon markets. Since then, Indigenous leaders of
three ethnic groups – the Tacana, Ese Ejja and Cabineño – have complained about
companies and foundations that arrive with offers of “climate solutions”, often
during the ever more frequent droughts or floods.
“We heard about this [carbon] business and nobody understood what it was,” says
Julio Mayo, from the Cabineña nation. “Even today, I don’t think people
understand. We’re still in doubt.”
In this corner of the Amazon, the air is a heavy blanket, scented with damp
earth, and rivers snake through some of the world’s most pristine rainforest.
For Mayo and others, the forest is not a carbon sink or a commodity – it is
their living pharmacy, a guarantee of food security and a sacred ancestor."
Via Susan ****
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
