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Tue 12 Dec 2009Forests and indigenous peoples 'left vulnerable in final text'
COPENHAGEN 2009:THE FINAL draft of a deal on curbing carbon emissions from deforestation has been stripped of any real protection for natural forests or indigenous peoples who have looked after them for centuries, environmentalists claimed yesterday.
The Accra Caucus on Forests and Climate Change said the REDD (reduced emissions from deforestation and degradation) agreement had been “stripped” of these safeguards, “as developing country governments react to lack of commitment by rich countries”.
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