{"id":9122,"date":"2025-05-22T13:14:31","date_gmt":"2025-05-22T12:14:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rainforestfoundationuk.org\/?p=9122"},"modified":"2025-05-22T13:14:31","modified_gmt":"2025-05-22T12:14:31","slug":"new-report-warns-of-global-land-rush-threat-from-net-zero-carbon-markets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rainforestfoundationuk.org\/fr\/new-report-warns-of-global-land-rush-threat-from-net-zero-carbon-markets\/","title":{"rendered":"UN NOUVEAU RAPPORT MET EN GARDE CONTRE LA MENACE D'UNE \u00ab RU\u00c9E VERS LES TERRES \u00bb DE LA PART DES MARCH\u00c9S DU CARBONE NET Z\u00c9RO"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n\r\n

Land rights must be at the heart of climate action, say TMG Research, Robert Bosch Stiftung and RFUK.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\r\n

A new report launched today by TMG Research and the Robert Bosch Stiftung is sounding the alarm over the growing threat that land-based carbon offsetting poses to Indigenous Peoples and local communities. Titled “Net Zero & Land Rights”, the publication highlights how current net zero strategies risk triggering a new global land rush, particularly across the Global South, if land rights are not urgently protected.<\/p>\r\n

With net zero targets requiring the removal of vast amounts of carbon from the atmosphere, governments and companies are increasingly turning to land-based solutions such as afforestation and reforestation. The report estimates that by 2060, up to one billion hectares of land, an area roughly the size of the United States, could be needed to meet current climate pledges.<\/p>\r\n

However, these carbon removal efforts often come at a hidden cost: land grabs, food insecurity, displacement of communities and the erosion of Indigenous rights.<\/p>\r\n

“We are seeing the return of a land rush – this time driven by carbon markets and climate targets,” warned Dr Jes Weigelt, Managing Director of TMG Think Tank for Sustainability. “Communities on the frontlines of the climate crisis are also key stewards of forests, grasslands and biodiversity. Securing their land rights is not optional – it is essential for meaningful, just and lasting climate action.”<\/p>\r\n

Carbon offsets expanding into insecure territories<\/h5>\r\n

The report includes contributions from leading organisations, including RFUK, Power Shift Africa, the University of Melbourne and the European Environmental Bureau. It paints a concerning picture of how voluntary carbon markets are expanding across territories where land tenure is often insecure, particularly in Africa.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n

From the Congo Basin to Niger, the report shows how local communities are increasingly under pressure from offset projects that lack sufficient safeguards, transparency or accountability. Many of these communities still lack formal recognition of their land, leaving them vulnerable to exploitation.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n

“Climate protection must not come at the cost of social justice,” added Dr Tabea Lissner of the Robert Bosch Stiftung. “If we are serious about achieving net zero targets, we must simultaneously protect the land rights of people in the Global South. Otherwise, climate measures will lose their legitimacy.”\u00a0<\/p>\r\n

Recommendations for Just Climate Action<\/h5>\r\n

The report offers clear and actionable recommendations for policymakers and climate negotiators ahead of the UN Climate Change Conference (SB62) in Bonn this June. Among them:\u00a0<\/p>\r\n