MalayMail-Mar 8
Eleven local and international organizations here have submitted a letter and report to the United Nations (UN) calling attention to the controversial carbon credit deal in Sabah which they claim are against international law, standards and institutions. The organizations are requesting that the UN and its bodies verify whether they have been engaged in the development of the deal known as the Nature Conservation Agreement (NCA), do not play a role in its oversight and especially to guarantee that the NCA will deliver on rights or sustainable development commitments. “We request clarity as the NCA uses language suggesting it is working under United Nations’ treaties and mechanisms, most of which claims are confusing or false, such as that it will comply with Kyoto Protocol (which was replaced by the Paris Agreement), and that the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are an instrument connected with carbon trading,” it said in the statement here. The group contended that the agreement does not mention the existence of Indigenous Peoples or Native Customary Rights, instead refers to the role of the United Nations 12 times and its sustainable development goals at least 18 times. The group is also asking for the UN to issue a reminder that Malaysia’s international treaty obligations and domestic laws require recognition of native customary rights. Read more at: https://www.malaymail.com/news/malaysia/2022/03/08/civil-societies-urge-un-to-scrutinise-sabahs-controversial-carbon-deal-clar/2046257
