Voluntary Corporate Measures are no equivalent of Govermental Policies

Nele Mariën, Friends of the Earth International - Voluntary corporate measures are increasingly being promoted to stand alongside governmental and intergovernmental actions as equal instruments for protecting the environment and human rights. This approach is deeply flawed. Experience across sectors and regions shows that voluntary corporate initiatives — from human rights pledges to multi-
stakeholder certification schemes — have failed to prevent abuses, protect communities, or deliver justice .

SAVE THE WHALES... From the carbon and biodiversity markets!

Voices from Indigenous peoples - Alberto Achito Lubiasa, a Eyasake traditional authority of the Embera Dobida People of Colombia of the Nussi Purru territory states “in our cosmovision whales are our sacred daughters. To use whales for carbon credits and Big Oil’s greenwash is offensive to the Embera Dobida People. Whale offsets would make global warming worse and threaten our future.” ...

Women's Traditional Knowledge on Health

Alejandra Duarte, Women4Biodiversity - The interconnections between biodiversity and health go far beyond zoonotic or infectious diseases. Biodiversity is the foundation of human well-being, physical, emotional, and spiritual; and it nourishes our cultures, knowledge, and practices of care. Within this context, Indigenous and local communities’ women play a central role in the preservation and transmission of traditional health knowledge systems.  ...

The role of “resource Demobilization” in “resource mobilization”

Merel Van Der Mark, Forest and Finance Coalition - Have you ever tried to mop a floor while water from the tap keeps running onto it? ...