Indigenous Land Alliance issues Nairobi Declaration opposing carbon markets and conservation

The newly-formed Indigenous Land Alliance issued the Nairobi Declaration on 24 September 2026, following a meeting of 60 Indigenous people from 16 countries in Nairobi, Kenya. The Declaration explicitly opposes carbon trading, offsets, REDD+, biodiversity credits, and geoengineering, stating these commodify Indigenous relationships with land. It demands conservation organisations like WWF and Conservation International disclose all carbon and biodiversity deals on Indigenous territories. The Alliance asserts that conservation efforts have historically led to land grabs and rights abuses, often without Free, Prior, and Informed Consent (FPIC). They call for respect for Indigenous rights and self-determination over their ancestral lands.

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