The Article 6.4 Supervisory Body aims to adopt the sustainable development (SD) tool at its next meeting in September/October. This tool is the main instrument to safeguard environmental, ecological and human rights, including the rights of Indigenous People. As this tool is therefore now in its final stages, Carbon Market Watch urges the Supervisory Body to take into account critical recommendations to ensure the SD tool can deliver adequate safeguards. These recommendations were submitted as an unsolicited letter to the Article 6.4 Supervisory Body.
Trading carbon credits for human rights: Does Article 6.4 of the Paris Agreement protect indigenous peoples and local communities?
30/04/2026
The Paris Agreement Article 6.4 carbon market is meant to protect the rights of indigenous peoples and local communities. However, the Sustainable Development (SD) Tool
