Overview

• In the past year, the Liberian government has agreed to sell about 10% of the country's land to Dubai-based company Blue Carbon, aiming to preserve forests.
• Activists and local communities argue that the deals lack transparency and could lead to 'carbon colonialism', threatening Indigenous livelihoods.
• Blue Carbon plans to profit from these conservation efforts by selling carbon credits to offset polluters' emissions, but the effectiveness and fairness of such models are debated.
• Rights groups have reported evictions and human rights abuses in similar projects, highlighting the tension between climate goals and the well-being of rural African populations.
• Governments in Africa are drawn to these conservation initiatives for their potential income, despite concerns over human rights abuses and the lack of legal frameworks for carbon credits.