Want to restore and protect the world’s forests? Then uphold the rights of the people who live in them, says Danny Chivers.
Let the people protect the forests
What’s the best way to restore the world’s forests – and slow the climate crisis? While policymakers at climate conferences argue about forestry carbon markets or complex offsetting schemes for giant polluters, the method that has been proven to work time and again is much simpler: to respect and uphold the rights of the people who live there.
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