Supporters of an embattled carbon deal in the Malaysian Bornean state of Sabah have publicly resumed efforts to bring the 2-million hectare (4.9 million-acre), 100-year agreement into force. “This initiative is expected to become a prominent carbon dioxide sink, reinforcing our proactive stance on climate restoration,” Sabah’s Deputy Chief Minister Jeffrey Kitingan said in a […]
Organizations in the Malaysian state of Sabah have filed a complaint with the U.N. Special Rapporteur on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples about a once-secretive deal aimed at locking up the rights to credits for carbon and other “natural capital” from the state’s forests. Several leaders in Sabah signed the natural capital agreement, or NCA, […]