{"id":391301,"date":"2026-10-25T09:00:35","date_gmt":"2026-10-25T09:00:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/climate-protection-at-any-price-the-green-race-for-africa-dw-reporter\/"},"modified":"2026-10-25T09:00:35","modified_gmt":"2026-10-25T09:00:35","slug":"climate-protection-at-any-price-the-green-race-for-africa-dw-reporter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/climate-protection-at-any-price-the-green-race-for-africa-dw-reporter\/","title":{"rendered":"Climate protection at any price? \u2013 the green race for Africa | DW Reporter"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.ytimg.com\/vi\/yE58alUBv-4\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Climate protection at any price? \u2013 the green race for Africa | DW Reporter\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/yE58alUBv-4\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>The carbon credits market is booming; Europeans are investing in CO\u2082 offset projects in Africa. How are these impacting people there?<br \/>\nIn 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.<br \/>\nThe 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. <\/p>\n<p>Chapters:<br \/>\n00:00 Intro: The promise of green prosperity<br \/>\n01:07 Robinson\u2019s hope for a better life<br \/>\n02:37 Why carbon credits are suddenly worth billions<br \/>\n04:50 Asbert Damba and the violence on the reserve<br \/>\n07:10 The battle for land and ownership rights<br \/>\n10:50 Francis and the expectations of the village community<br \/>\n11:50 When climate protection changes villages<br \/>\n14:39 The power of the elders and a divided village<br \/>\n16:35 Robinson between nature conservation and livelihood worries<br \/>\n17:59 Criticism of the carbon credit system<br \/>\n18:38 Who stands to gain from the CO\u2082 trade? <\/p>\n<p>#ClimateChange #CarbonCredits #Africa #dwcurrentaffairs #dwsportslife<\/p>\n<p>For more news go to: http:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/<\/p>\n<p>Follow DW on social media:<br \/>\n\u25baInstagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/dwnews<br \/>\n\u25baTikTok: https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@dwnews<br \/>\n\u25baFacebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/deutschewellenews\/<br \/>\n\u25baTwitter: https:\/\/twitter.com\/dwnews<br \/>\n\u25baReddit: https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/user\/DWNews\/<\/p>\n<p>F\u00fcr Videos in deutscher Sprache besuchen Sie: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/dwdeutsch<\/p>\n<p>Subscribe: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/deutschewelleenglish?sub_confirmation=1<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The carbon credits market is booming; Europeans are investing in CO\u2082 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. 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