The carbon credits market is booming; Europeans are investing in CO₂ offset projects in Africa. How are these impacting people there?
In Sierra Leone, fisher Robinson waits in vain to earn an income from a carbon project that has robbed him of his livelihood. In Uganda, villager Bamba was apparently mistreated by forest rangers and forced off the land where his family has lived for generations. In Kenya, a US climate protection project in the Maasai region is dividing the community between elders who were promised prosperity, and a younger generation who fear for their future and their culture.
The research for this report was made possible with grants from the European Journalism Centre and from Jamma Conservation and Communities. The donors had no influence on editorial content.
Chapters:
00:00 Intro: The promise of green prosperity
01:07 Robinson’s hope for a better life
02:37 Why carbon credits are suddenly worth billions
04:50 Asbert Damba and the violence on the reserve
07:10 The battle for land and ownership rights
10:50 Francis and the expectations of the village community
11:50 When climate protection changes villages
14:39 The power of the elders and a divided village
16:35 Robinson between nature conservation and livelihood worries
17:59 Criticism of the carbon credit system
18:38 Who stands to gain from the CO₂ trade?
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