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Indigenous leaders reject carbon-credit law limiting land rights
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- Indigenous leaders oppose a draft carbon-credit law that would limit their land rights.
- Supreme decree 5264, issued October 2024, centralised market control in the national government and excluded Indigenous consent rules.
- The new carbon-market bill mentions consultation but grants no veto rights and bears MP Aimé Hecker Urresti’s signature.
- Indigenous leaders signed a 30-year contract for 440,000 ha with the Federico Hecker Foundation on 12 March 2024.